bannock

/ˈbæ.nək/

//ˈbæ.nək// noun

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"bannock" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bannock” is uncommon English (frequency #73,885 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,885
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bannock · bannock · English

bannock · rank #73,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,885
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bandon

Nearest frequency peer: bandon (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “bannock”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bannock” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bannock
PropertyValue
Headwordbannock
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbæ.nək/
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bannock” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).bannockfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “bandon” (#73,884), “bando” (#73,883), “bantering” (#73,887). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bannock” is #73,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bannock is uncommon English at frequency #73,885 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbæ.nək/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for bannock in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English bannoke, from Old English bannuc, perhaps from a Goidelic word (compare Irish bonnóg, Manx bonnag, Scottish Gaelic bonnach), possibly from Latin pānicum (“millet”). Doublet of bonnag. The correct English form is bannock, spelled B-A-N-N-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.
  2. 2
    A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.
  3. 3
    A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bannock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. So she baked two oatmeal bannocks, and set them on to the fire to harden. After a while, the old man came in, and sat down beside the fire, and takes one of the bannocks, and snaps it through the middle.
  2. “The boats are coming!” The cry rang through the village. Women left their bannock-baking, their basketweaving and hurried to the shore.

Etymology

From Middle English bannoke, from Old English bannuc, perhaps from a Goidelic word (compare Irish bonnóg, Manx bonnag, Scottish Gaelic bonnach), possibly from Latin pānicum (“millet”). Doublet of bonnag.

This word in other languages

bannique(Français)

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bannock"?
"bannock" is spelled B-A-N-N-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbæ.nək/.
What does "bannock" mean?
As a noun, "bannock" means: An unleavened bread, usually made with barleymeal, wheatmeal, or oatmeal; sometimes of peasemeal or otherwise.
How do you pronounce "bannock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bannock" is /ˈbæ.nək/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bannock"?
From Middle English bannoke, from Old English bannuc, perhaps from a Goidelic word (compare Irish bonnóg, Manx bonnag, Scottish Gaelic bonnach), possibly from Latin pānicum (“millet”). Doublet of bonnag. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bannock", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list