# pollock

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑlək/ · frequency rank #21,622

## Definitions
1. Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.

## Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], perhaps from Scots podlok.

## Easily confused with
- **Pocock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pocock-vs-pollock)
- **padlock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padlock-vs-pollock)

## Common misspellings (9)
`opllock`, `plolock`, `pollcok`, `pollocck`, `pollockk`, `pollokc`, `polock`, `pololck`, `ppollock`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pollock