Spock
/spɒk/
"spock" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Spock” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,612. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,612
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An American surname from Dutch.
Corpus desk
Index EN-spock · Spock · English
Spock · rank #26,612 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,612
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH speculating
Nearest frequency peer: speculating (-1 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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Spock”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- southward
southward
73,393 corpus weight
- sparkly
sparkly
73,392 corpus weight
- speculating
speculating
73,390 corpus weight
- Spock
Spock
73,389 corpus weight
- squeaky
squeaky
73,387 corpus weight
- stargate
stargate
73,386 corpus weight
What this shows “Spock” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Spock |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /spɒk/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #26,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Spock”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Spock (IPA /spɒk/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,612 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Spock, with forms such as "psock", "sopck", and "spcok". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "spot", "suck", "stock", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicized from Dutch Spaak. The correct English form is Spock, spelled S-P-O-C-K.
Definition
- 1An American surname from Dutch.
- 2In Star Trek, a Starfleet commander and science officer of the USS Enterprise, especially known for his Vulcan logic, reason, and stoicism and his distinctive pointed ears.
- 3Ellipsis of 2309 Mr. Spock: an asteroid in the main belt, Solar System.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Spock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This caricature called economic man was not only completely self-centered, he was also entirely rational in all his decisions, whether consuming or investing—a veritable Mr. Spock.
Phelps's calorie intake may seem superhuman, and his 6' 4", 185-pound body may recall Greek statuary, but fans are also drawn to him by a goofy grin and oversized ears that led to his being called Spock on the school bus.
Etymology
Anglicized from Dutch Spaak.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- psock
- sopck
- spcok
- spocck
- spockk
- spokc
- sppock
- sspock
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Spock - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Spock", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).