mocktail
/ˈmɑk.teɪl/noun
mocktail is spelled M-O-C-K-T-A-I-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mocktail means “A nonalcoholic cocktail” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mocktail is mocktails.
How many letters and syllables are in mocktail?
| Letters | 8: M-O-C-K-T-A-I-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mocktail?
Mocktail appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 mocktail?
- UK /ˈmɒk.teɪl/
- US /ˈmɑk.teɪl/
- Australia /ˈmɔk.tæɪl/
Mocktail has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mocktail.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mocktail?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mocktail from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkteɪl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mocktail
- mocktails plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mocktail mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A nonalcoholic cocktail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mocktail in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense non-alcoholic cocktail:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mocktail, cocktail sans alcool |
| German | Mocktail |
| Spanish | móctel, cóctel sin alcohol |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does mocktail come from?
Blend of mock + cocktail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).