hummock
/ˈhʌmək/noun
hummock is spelled H-U-M-M-O-C-K: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hummock means “A small hill; a hillock; a knoll” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hummock is hummocks.
How many letters and syllables are in hummock?
| Letters | 7: H-U-M-M-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is hummock?
Hummock appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 hummock?
- /ˈhʌmək/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-hummock.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hummock
- hummocks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hummock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small hill; a hillock; a knoll.
- 2
A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
- 3
ScotlandA fistful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hummock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ridge or hill of ice:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Eishügel |
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 hummock come from?
Unknown, but probably a diminutive of hump, equivalent to hump + -ock (diminutive suffix). Compare hillock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).