dreadlock
dread·lock/ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/noun, verb
dreadlock is spelled D-R-E-A-D-L-O-C-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables (dread·lock). It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dreadlock means “A single strand of dreadlocks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dreadlock is dreadlocks.
How many letters and syllables are in dreadlock?
| Letters | 9: D-R-E-A-D-L-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dread·lock |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dreadlock?
Dreadlock appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 dreadlock?
- UK /ˈdɹɛdlɒk/
- US /ˈdɹɛdˌlɑk/
Dreadlock has 2 syllables, split dread·lock in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with dreadlock?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dreadlock from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdlɑk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dreadlock
- dreadlocks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dreadlocking participle, present
- dreadlocked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dreadlock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A single strand of dreadlocks.
verb
- 1
To put (hair) into dreadlocks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate dreadlock?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of dreadlock: dread.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dreadlock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense single strand of dreadlocks:
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 dreadlock come from?
From dreadlocks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).