schlock
/ʃlɒk/
"schlock" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“schlock” is uncommon English (frequency #79,946 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,946
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | schlock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʃlɒk/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #79,946 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “schlock” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
schlock is uncommon English at frequency #79,946 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʃlɒk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for schlock in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow”). The correct English form is schlock, spelled S-C-H-L-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1Any commodity that is shoddy or inferior; now, usually, writing or audiovisual content that is shoddy or inferior.
Etymology
From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow”).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “schlock”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-C-H-L-O-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʃlɒk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.