pockmark
pock·mark/ˈpɑkˌmɑɹk/noun
pockmark is spelled P-O-C-K-M-A-R-K: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pock·mark). It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pockmark means “A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pockmark is pockmarks.
How many letters and syllables are in pockmark?
| Letters | 8: P-O-C-K-M-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pock·mark |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pockmark?
Pockmark appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 pockmark?
- UK /ˈpɒk.mɑːk/
- US /ˈpɑkˌmɑɹk/
Pockmark has 2 syllables, split pock·mark in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-pockmark.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pockmark
- pockmarks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pockmark mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.
- 2
A crater in the seafloor caused by erupting gas or liquid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pockmark in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mark or scar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marque de petite vérole |
| German | Pockennarbe |
| Spanish | cacaraña |
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 pockmark come from?
From pock + mark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).