jock

\ˈdʒɒk\

/\ˈdʒɒk\/ noun

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The verdict

“jock” is uncommon French (frequency #52,776 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,776
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Homme du commun.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jock · jock · French

jock · rank #52,776 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,776
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jessy

Nearest frequency peer: Jessy (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « jock »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « jock » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jock
PropertyValue
Headwordjock
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈdʒɒk\
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,776
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jock » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jocktombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Jessy » (#52,775), « Josep » (#52,777), « jouèrent » (#52,778). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jock » est au #52,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jock is uncommon French at frequency #52,776 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdʒɒk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

jock has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jock, spelled J-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Homme du commun.
  2. 2
    Écossais.
  3. 3
    Homme, mec.
  4. 4
    Pénis.
  5. 5
    Suspensoir, coquille de protection des parties génitales.
  6. 6
    Sportif, jeune athlète.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how jock appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. compiler jock, systems jock, spécialiste de l’informatique.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jock"?
"jock" is spelled J-O-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈdʒɒk\.
What does "jock" mean?
As a noun, "jock" means: Homme du commun.
How do you pronounce "jock"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jock" is \ˈdʒɒk\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jock" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jock", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

kita#52,780Jacq#52,770krav#52,782itou#52,767

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list