cock-a-doodle-doo
/ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː/
"cock-a-doodle-doo" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cock-a-doodle-doo” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The cry of a rooster.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cock-a-doodle-doo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | /ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cock-a-doodle-doo” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cock-a-doodle-doo is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The cry of a rooster.".
cock-a-doodle-doo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Onomatopoeic. The correct English form is cock-a-doodle-doo, spelled C-O-C-K---A---D-O-O-D-L-E---D-O-O.
Definition
- 1The cry of a rooster.
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
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.
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Using “cock-a-doodle-doo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-C-K---A---D-O-O-D-L-E---D-O-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkɒkəˌduːdəlˈduː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.