bullocks

noun

"bullocks" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bullocks” is uncommon English (frequency #66,529 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,529
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of bullock

Key facts for bullocks
PropertyValue
Headwordbullocks
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,529
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bullocks” sits in English 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). bullocks lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bullocks is uncommon English at frequency #66,529 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of bullock".

Zero misspellings are on record for bullocks in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: see bullock The correct English form is bullocks, spelled B-U-L-L-O-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of bullock

Etymology

see bullock

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 "bullocks"?
"bullocks" is spelled B-U-L-L-O-C-K-S.
What does "bullocks" mean?
As a noun, "bullocks" means: plural of bullock
What is the origin of the word "bullocks"?
see bullock See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “bullocks”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is B-U-L-L-O-C-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English 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