# Spock

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /spɒk/ · frequency rank #26,612

## Definitions
1. An American surname from Dutch.
2. In 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.
3. Ellipsis of 2309 Mr. Spock: an asteroid in the main belt, Solar System.

## Etymology
Anglicized from Dutch Spaak.

## Easily confused with
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spot)
- **suck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-suck)
- **stock** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-stock)
- **stick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-stick)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-sport)
- **stuck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-stuck)
- **spoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spoke)
- **spots** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spots)
- **stack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-stack)
- **spoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spoon)
- **spoil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spoil)
- **spout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spout)
- **spoof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spoof)
- **spore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spore)
- **spook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spook)
- **stork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-stork)
- **spool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spool)
- **spunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spunk)
- **stocks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-stocks)
- **spooky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spock-vs-spooky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`psock`, `sopck`, `spcok`, `spocck`, `spockk`, `spokc`, `sppock`, `sspock`

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