blackcock
/ˈblæk.kɔk/
"blackcock" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“blackcock” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | blackcock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈblæk.kɔk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “blackcock” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
blackcock is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈblæk.kɔk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).".
blackcock doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From black + cock. The correct English form is blackcock, spelled B-L-A-C-K-C-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1The male black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
Etymology
From black + cock.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “blackcock”
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- The one correct English spelling is B-L-A-C-K-C-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.