pollock
/ˈpɑlək/noun, verb
pollock is spelled P-O-L-L-O-C-K: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pollock means “Pollachius pollachius” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pollock is pollocks.
How many letters and syllables are in pollock?
| Letters | 7: P-O-L-L-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is pollock?
Pollock appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 pollock?
- US /ˈpɑlək/
- UK /ˈpɒlək/
Pollock 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pollock.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pollock
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: pollack.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pollock
- pollocks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pollack
- pollocking participle, present
- pollocked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pollock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Pollachius pollachius.
- 2
Pollachius virens.
verb
- 1
To fish for pollock.
- 2
To splatter, as with paint.
noun
- 1
A painting by Jackson Pollock.
- 2
Alternative spelling of Polack.
YOUNG GARY (Voicing) Shut up, you dumb Pollock! BOB is struck dumb. He just stares at YOUNG GARY.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pollock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense food fish related to cod:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lieu |
| German | Seelachs (P. virens), Köhler (P. virens), Pollack (P. pollachius), Kohlfisch |
| Portuguese | paloco |
| Spanish | carbonero (P. virens), abadejo (P. pollachius) |
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 pollock come from?
From Middle English [Term?], perhaps from Scots podlok.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).