burdock
/ˈbɝːdɑːk/noun
burdock is spelled B-U-R-D-O-C-K: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, burdock means “Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of burdock is burdocks.
How many letters and syllables are in burdock?
| Letters | 7: B-U-R-D-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is burdock?
Burdock appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce burdock?
- UK /ˈbɜːdɒk/
- US /ˈbɝːdɑːk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-burdock.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of burdock
- burdocks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does burdock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Burdock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bardane |
| German | Klette |
| Portuguese | bardana |
| Spanish | bardana, cachurrea, cadillo, lampazo, lapaizo, pegadillo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does burdock come from?
From Middle English *bury dokke (attested as plural bury dokkis), equivalent to bur(ry) + dock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).