stockade
/ˌstɑˈkeɪd/noun, verb
stockade is spelled S-T-O-C-K-A-D-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stockade means “An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stockade is stockades.
How many letters and syllables are in stockade?
| Letters | 8: S-T-O-C-K-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is stockade?
Stockade appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 stockade?
- UK /ˌstɒˈkeɪd/
- US /ˌstɑˈkeɪd/
Stockade 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-stockade.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stockade?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stockade from its last stressed vowel (/eɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of stockade
- stockades plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stockading participle, present
- stockaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stockade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts.
- 2
colloquialA military prison.
verb
- 1
To enclose in a stockade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stockade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an enclosure protected by a wall of wooden posts:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Einfriedung aus Palisaden, Palisadeneinfriedung, Palisadenmauer, Palisade |
| Spanish | estacada, empalizada, palizada, vallada |
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 stockade come from?
From French estocade, equivalent to stock + -ade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).