milksop
/ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/
"milksop" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“milksop” 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 September 3, 2026) - A piece of bread sopped in milk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-milksop · milksop · English
milksop · 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 | milksop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “milksop” in English
Rare enough to double-check
milksop is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for milksop in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English milksop, mylk sop, mylke soppe, equivalent to milk + sop. The correct English form is milksop, spelled M-I-L-K-S-O-P.
Definition
- 1A piece of bread sopped in milk.
- 2A dish consisting of bread pieces in a bowl, sprinkled with sugar and covered in hot milk.
- 3An easily frightened, ineffectual, or weak person.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how milksop appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And vvho doth lead them but a paltrey fellovv,? / Long kept in Brittaine at our mothers coſt, / A milkeſopt, one that neuer in his life / Felt ſo much colde as ouer ſhooes in ſnovv: […]
“That milksop of a creature pretend to be worthy of such a woman as Mrs. Pendennis,” broke out the Doctor: “where will impudence stop next!”
Etymology
From Middle English milksop, mylk sop, mylke soppe, equivalent to milk + sop.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.