hillock
/ˈhɪl.ək/noun
hillock is spelled H-I-L-L-O-C-K: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hillock means “A small hill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hillock is hillocks.
How many letters and syllables are in hillock?
| Letters | 7: H-I-L-L-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hillock?
Hillock appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 hillock?
- UK /ˈhɪl.ək/
Hillock has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-hillock.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hillock
- hillocks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hillock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small hill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hillock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small hill:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | monticule, tertre, mondrain, mamelon |
| Portuguese | colina, outeiro |
| Spanish | cerrito, collado, colina, colineta, altozano, alcor |
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 hillock come from?
From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill + -ock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).