pockmarked

adj

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"pockmarked" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pockmarked” is uncommon English (frequency #99,711 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,711
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having pockmarks.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pockmarked · pockmarked · English

pockmarked · rank #99,711 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,711
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH planche

Nearest frequency peer: planche (-2 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 “pockmarked”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pockmarked” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pockmarked
PropertyValue
Headwordpockmarked
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#99,711
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pockmarked” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).pockmarkedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “planche” (#99,709), “Poitou” (#99,713), “pice” (#99,704). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pockmarked” is #99,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pockmarked is uncommon English at frequency #99,711 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for pockmarked, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is pockmarked, spelled P-O-C-K-M-A-R-K-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having pockmarks.
  2. 2
    Pitted, or scarred with holes.
  3. 3
    Incomplete, lacking, having holes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pockmarked appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges.
  2. For SAC66 is better known as Batty Moss (or Ribblehead) Viaduct - the magnificent, Grade 2-listed, 24-arch structure that strides over the pockmarked ground between Ribblehead station and Blea Moor signal box.

This word in other languages

cacarizo(Español)variolé(Français)pockennarbig(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pockmarked"?
"pockmarked" is spelled P-O-C-K-M-A-R-K-E-D.
What does "pockmarked" mean?
As an adjective, "pockmarked" means: Having pockmarks.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pockmarked", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Potawatomi#99,718pianissimo#99,702phlebotomy#99,700pyromaniac#99,740

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list