bollock
/ˈbɒ.lək/
"bollock" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bollock” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A testicle.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bollock · bollock · English
bollock · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bollock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɒ.lək/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bollock” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bollock is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɒ.lək/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A testicle.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bollock in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”, literally “little ball”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock. The correct English form is bollock, spelled B-O-L-L-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1A testicle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bollock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You've got a bollock hanging out of your shorts.
Etymology
From Middle English ballok, from Old English bealluc (“testicle”, literally “little ball”). By surface analysis, ball + -ock.
This word in other languages
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.