mammock
/ˈmamək/
"mammock" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mammock” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A shapeless piece; a fragment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mammock · mammock · English
mammock · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mammock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmamək/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mammock” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
mammock is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmamək/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A shapeless piece; a fragment.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for mammock, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mam (of obscure origin) + -ock (“diminutive suffix”). The correct English form is mammock, spelled M-A-M-M-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1A shapeless piece; a fragment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mammock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Can. Let me be torn into mammocks with wild Bears if I make not a gallemaufry of thy heart"
The bird liveth by the scraps, and feedeth upon the leavings of that monster, who gently receiveth him into his mouth, and suffers him to pecke his jawes and teeth for such mamockes [translating morceaux] of flesh as sticke betweene them[…].
Etymology
From mam (of obscure origin) + -ock (“diminutive suffix”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.