# bullock

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbʊlək/ · frequency rank #16,857

## Definitions
1. A young bull.
2. A castrated bull; an ox.

## Etymology
From Middle English bullok, from Old English bulluc, from Proto-West Germanic *bulluk, corresponding to bull + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare Old Dutch bullok (“bullock”).

## Easily confused with
- **block** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/block-vs-bullock)
- **bollocks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bollocks-vs-bullock)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbullock`, `blulock`, `bullcok`, `bullocck`, `bullockk`, `bullokc`, `bulock`, `bulolck`, `ubllock`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bullock