# hock

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɒk/ · frequency rank #35,339

## Definitions
1. A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.

## Etymology
Clipping of hockamore, from German.

## Easily confused with
- **how** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-how)
- **hot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hot)
- **hop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hop)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hon)
- **hog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hog)
- **hoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hoo)
- **hoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hoe)
- **hof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hof)
- **Hou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hou)
- **hoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hoy)
- **HRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hrc)
- **hos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hos)
- **hoh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hoh)
- **hoi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hoi)
- **Hom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hom)
- **hor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hor)
- **HOV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hov)
- **hod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hod)
- **home** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-home)
- **hope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hock-vs-hope)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hcok`, `hhock`, `hocck`, `hockk`, `hokc`, `ohck`

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