Morlock
"morlock" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Morlock” is uncommon English (frequency #97,328 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,328
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895).
Corpus desk
Index EN-morlock · Morlock · English
Morlock · rank #97,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,328
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Moraga
Nearest frequency peer: Moraga (-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 “Morlock”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Moneypenny
Moneypenny
2,675 corpus weight
- Moraga
Moraga
2,674 corpus weight
- Morlock
Morlock
2,673 corpus weight
- Mrazek
Mrazek
2,672 corpus weight
- Mulhall
Mulhall
2,670 corpus weight
- murderess
murderess
2,669 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Morlock” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Morlock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #97,328 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Morlock” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Morlock is uncommon English at frequency #97,328 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Morlock has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895; possibly influenced by Morlach or Moloch. The correct English form is Morlock, spelled M-O-R-L-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895).
- 2A brutish troglodyte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Morlock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Thus civilian morale became a key issue in war preparations, which were undertaken in a spirit so fretfully suspicious that centralised mass shelters were not constructed for fear of encouraging a deep shelter mentality that would turn London's population into a race of modern Morlocks.
We need a modern White version of that. They go into niggerhoods that border Human areas and patrol. Protect the Human encampments from the invading Morlocks. Do it legally, and call the police to actually grab the criminal n*gs, but be out there in force watching & filming these things.
Etymology
Coined by British science fiction author H. G. Wells in 1895; possibly influenced by Morlach or Moloch.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).