mock
/mɒk/
"mock" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mock” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,960. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,960
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mock · mock · English
mock · rank #8,960 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,960
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH MLB
Nearest frequency peer: MLB (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “mock”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- merchants
merchants
91,044 corpus weight
- Misses
Misses
91,043 corpus weight
- MLB
MLB
91,042 corpus weight
- mock
mock
91,041 corpus weight
- necklace
necklace
91,040 corpus weight
- niche
niche
91,039 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “mock” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /mɒk/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #8,960 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “mock” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around mock (IPA /mɒk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,960 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for mock, with forms such as "mcok", "mmock", and "mocck". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mom", "mod", "mon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low… The correct English form is mock, spelled M-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1An imitation, usually of lesser quality.
- 2Mockery; the act of mocking.
- 3Ellipsis of mock examination.
- 4A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how mock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Is tortured thirst itself too sweet a cup? Gall, and more bitter mocks, shall make it up.
Fooles make a mocke at ſinne: but among the righteous there is fauour.
Etymology
From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- mcok
- mmock
- mocck
- mockk
- mokc
- omck
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mock - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mock", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
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.