piddock
/ˈpɪdək/noun
piddock is spelled P-I-D-D-O-C-K: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piddock means “Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piddock is piddocks.
How many letters and syllables are in piddock?
| Letters | 7: P-I-D-D-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is piddock?
Piddock appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 piddock?
- /ˈpɪdək/
Piddock has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of piddock
- piddocks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piddock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas or family Pholadidae, which burrow into soft rocks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piddock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a type of mollusc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bohrmuschel, echte Bohrmuschel |
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.