maddock

/ˈmædək/

//ˈmædək// noun

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"maddock" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“maddock” is uncommon English (frequency #90,687 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,687
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An earthworm or maggot.

Corpus desk

Index EN-maddock · maddock · English

maddock · rank #90,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,687
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Madani

Nearest frequency peer: Madani (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “maddock”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “maddock” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for maddock
PropertyValue
Headwordmaddock
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmædək/
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “maddock” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).maddockfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Madani” (#90,686), “maci” (#90,685), “Maccas” (#90,682). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “maddock” is #90,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

maddock is uncommon English at frequency #90,687 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmædək/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An earthworm or maggot.".

Zero misspellings are on record for maddock in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English maddok, from an unrecorded Old English form corresponding to Old Norse maðkr (whence dialectal English mawk, Danish maddike, Swedish mask), originally a diminutive of the Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”) (whence Old English maþa), equivalen… The correct English form is maddock, spelled M-A-D-D-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    An earthworm or maggot.

Etymology

From Middle English maddok, from an unrecorded Old English form corresponding to Old Norse maðkr (whence dialectal English mawk, Danish maddike, Swedish mask), originally a diminutive of the Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”) (whence Old English maþa), equivalent to made (“maggot”) + -ock.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "maddock"?
"maddock" is spelled M-A-D-D-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmædək/.
What does "maddock" mean?
As a noun, "maddock" means: An earthworm or maggot.
How do you pronounce "maddock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maddock" is /ˈmædək/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "maddock"?
From Middle English maddok, from an unrecorded Old English form corresponding to Old Norse maðkr (whence dialectal English mawk, Danish maddike, Swedish mask), originally a diminutive of the Proto-Germanic *maþô (“worm”) (whence Old English maþa),... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "maddock", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lansley#90,643Miletus#90,732mollify#90,740jigging#90,596

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list