hardrock
noun
hardrock is spelled H-A-R-D-R-O-C-K: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hardrock means “Rock containing ore from which minerals are extracted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hardrock is hardrocks.
How many letters and syllables are in hardrock?
| Letters | 8: H-A-R-D-R-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 hardrock?
Hardrock appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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).
What rhymes with hardrock?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as hardrock.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rockhard.
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 hardrock
- hardrocks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hardrock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Rock containing ore from which minerals are extracted.
- 2
Solid, nonporous rock.
- 3
A type of concrete that contains relatively small amounts of aggregate relative to the amount of cement.
- 4
slangAn unregenerate criminal; a bully boy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hardrock come from?
From hard + rock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).