# Greenock

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɹinək/ · frequency rank #41,156

## Definitions
1. A town in Inverclyde council area, on the south side of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, which is the administrative centre of Inverclyde (OS grid ref NS2776).
2. A small town in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Grianaig.

## Easily confused with
- **greenback** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greenback-vs-greenock)

## Common misspellings (12)
`gerenock`, `ggreenock`, `greencok`, `greennock`, `greenocck`, `greenockk`, `greenokc`, `greeonck`, `greneock`, `grenock`, `grreenock`, `rgeenock`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/greenock