mock

[mɒk]

/[mɒk]/ noun

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The verdict

“mock” is uncommon German (frequency #50,726 among 44,424 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,726
frequency rank, German
44,424
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Attrappe, das Modell, die Nachbildung

Key facts for mock
PropertyValue
Headwordmock
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[mɒk]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,726
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mock” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mock lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mock is uncommon German at frequency #50,726 among 44,424 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [mɒk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Attrappe, das Modell, die Nachbildung".

mock has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is mock, spelled M-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Attrappe, das Modell, die Nachbildung

Synonyms

mockup

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mock"?
"mock" is spelled M-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [mɒk].
What does "mock" mean?
As a noun, "mock" means: die Attrappe, das Modell, die Nachbildung
How do you pronounce "mock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mock" is [mɒk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mock" come from?
"mock" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “mock”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is M-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [mɒk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list