spunk

Other forms of spunk

plural

spunks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spunk

What does spunk mean?

spunk means "material for starting a fire". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spunk?

spunk has 1 syllable: spunk. In IPA it is /ˈspʌŋk/.

What is another word for spunk?

Close synonyms include kindling, tinder, touchwood, punk, heart. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spunk a common word?

spunk is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.