littleneck
/ˈlɪtəlˌnɛk/noun
littleneck is spelled L-I-T-T-L-E-N-E-C-K: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, littleneck means “A small hard clam, larger than a countneck but smaller than a topneck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of littleneck is littlenecks.
How many letters and syllables are in littleneck?
| Letters | 10: L-I-T-T-L-E-N-E-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 littleneck?
Littleneck appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 littleneck?
- US /ˈlɪtəlˌnɛk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of littleneck
- littlenecks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does littleneck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA small hard clam, larger than a countneck but smaller than a topneck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does littleneck come from?
Ellipsis of littleneck clam; from little + neck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).