charlock
noun
charlock is spelled C-H-A-R-L-O-C-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, charlock means “Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Rhamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of charlock is charlocks.
How many letters and syllables are in charlock?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-R-L-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 charlock?
Charlock appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 charlock?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-charlock.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of charlock
- charlocks plural
- chadlock
- harlock
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does charlock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several yellow-flowered cruciferous weeds of grain fields, especially wild mustard (Rhamphospermum arvense, syn. Sinapis arvensis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Charlock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Sinapis arvensis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | moutarde des champs, sanve |
| German | Ackersenf, Acker-Senf |
| Portuguese | mostarda-dos-campos |
| Spanish | mostaza de campo, mostaza de los campos |
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 charlock come from?
From Middle English charlok, cherlok, from Old English ċyrlic, ċirlic, ċerlic. Further origin unknown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).