flocked

verb

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"flocked" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“flocked” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,402
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of flock

Corpus desk

Index EN-flocked · flocked · English

flocked · rank #32,402 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,402
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH flicked

Nearest frequency peer: flicked (-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 “flocked”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “flocked” 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).

flocked vs fucked
71% similar
flocked vs flowed
71% similar
flocked vs flocks
71% similar

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

Key facts for flocked
PropertyValue
Headwordflocked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,402
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “flocked”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “flicked” (#32,401), “fluently” (#32,403), “flatly” (#32,400). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “flocked” is #32,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around flocked, averb. Corpus frequency is #32,402 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of flock".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for flocked, with forms such as "fflocked", "flcoked", and "fllocked". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "fucked", "flowed", "flocks", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From flock (“tufts of wool, lock of hair”). The correct English form is flocked, spelled F-L-O-C-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of flock

Etymology

From flock (“tufts of wool, lock of hair”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fflocked
  • flcoked
  • fllocked
  • floccked
  • flocekd
  • flockde
  • flockedd
  • flockked
  • flokced
  • folcked
  • lfocked

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of flocked - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

fflocked1flcoked2fllocked1floccked1flocekd2flockde2flockedd1flockked1
Edit distance from "flocked"

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 "flocked"?
"flocked" is spelled F-L-O-C-K-E-D.
What does "flocked" mean?
As a verb, "flocked" means: simple past and past participle of flock
What words are commonly confused with "flocked"?
"flocked" is commonly confused with "fucked", "flowed", "flocks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "flocked"?
From flock (“tufts of wool, lock of hair”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

flicked#32,401forsake#32,404Gatwick#32,409Gervais#32,412

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

grudges11 variantsinertial11 variantsdeathly11 variantscrowder11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list