crockery
crock·e·ry/ˈkɹɑk(ə)ɹi/noun
crockery is spelled C-R-O-C-K-E-R-Y: 8 letters and 3 syllables (crock·e·ry). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crockery means “Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crockery is crockeries.
How many letters and syllables are in crockery?
| Letters | 8: C-R-O-C-K-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: crock·e·ry |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th 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 crockery?
Crockery appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th 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 crockery?
- UK /ˈkɹɒkəɹi/
- UK /ˈkrɒkɹi/
- US /ˈkɹɑk(ə)ɹi/
Crockery has 3 syllables, split crock·e·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crockery.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-crockery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crockery
- crockeries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crockery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Crocks or earthenware vessels, especially domestic utensils, collectively.
- 2
Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crockery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Geschirr , Essgeschirr |
| Spanish | vajilla , loza |
| French | vaisselle |
| Portuguese | louças |
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 crockery come from?
From crocker (“(obsolete) potter”) + -ery (suffix with the sense ‘a class, group, or collection of’ forming nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).