cockbird
"cockbird" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cockbird” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cockbird · cockbird · English
cockbird · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cockbird |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cockbird” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cockbird is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for cockbird in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From cock + bird. The correct English form is cockbird, spelled C-O-C-K-B-I-R-D.
Definition
- 1The male of a game bird, especially of a pheasant.
- 2The male of any bird.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cockbird appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Then the old cock bird - he can be distinguished by his brighter plumage - hops out into full view.
Etymology
From cock + bird.
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.