cocked

/kɑkt/

//kɑkt// adj

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"cocked" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cocked” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,479. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,479
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Drunk.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cocked · cocked · English

cocked · rank #31,479 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,479
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clumps

Nearest frequency peer: clumps (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “cocked”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “cocked” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

cocked vs coke
67% similar
cocked vs coed
67% similar
cocked vs coded
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for cocked
PropertyValue
Headwordcocked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kɑkt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,479
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “cocked”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).cockedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “clumps” (#31,478), “colloquial” (#31,480), “Claudius” (#31,477). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cocked” is #31,479. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around cocked (IPA /kɑkt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #31,479 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for cocked, with forms such as "ccocked", "ccoked", and "coccked". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "coke", "coed", "coded", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is cocked, spelled C-O-C-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Drunk.
  2. 2
    Having a specified form of penis or a specific number of penises.
  3. 3
    Of a firearm or crossbow; to have the cock lifted or prepared to be fired.
  4. 4
    Of a die: having landed in a tilted position, rather than flat.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how cocked appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He is totally cocked right now, about thirteen beers into his 12-pack.
  2. The large-cocked man entered the meeting room.

Synonyms

drunkbedickedbepeniseddickedpenisedphallused

This word in other languages

pedo(Español)bourré(Français)besoffen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccocked
  • ccoked
  • coccked
  • cocekd
  • cockde
  • cockedd
  • cockked
  • cokced
  • occked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cocked - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccocked1ccoked2coccked1cocekd2cockde2cockedd1cockked1cokced2
Edit distance from "cocked"

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 "cocked"?
"cocked" is spelled C-O-C-K-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /kɑkt/.
What does "cocked" mean?
As an adjective, "cocked" means: Drunk.
What words are commonly confused with "cocked"?
"cocked" is commonly confused with "coke", "coed", "coded". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "cocked"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cocked" is /kɑkt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cocked" come from?
"cocked" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cocked", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

clumps#31,478combed#31,481config#31,484cooley#31,489

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Cramer9 variantsbragged9 variantsbogart9 variantsdroves9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list