stockfisch

noun

The verdict

“stockfisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poisson salé et séché.

Corpus desk

Index FR-stockfisch · stockfisch · French

stockfisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for stockfisch
PropertyValue
Headwordstockfisch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « stockfisch » en français

stockfischn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

stockfisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

stockfisch doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is stockfisch, spelled S-T-O-C-K-F-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poisson salé et séché.
  2. 2
    Poisson salé et séché.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Un fort relent de friture, de stockfish, de saucisses chaudes bouillies, qu’on enveloppe dans un petit pain, de gaufres, de beignets, de mangeaille odorante, flottait et affamait davantage.
  2. Sur la pierre du seuil, avec un « battoir » de lavandière, Lili « attendrissait » un stockfisch pour l’aïoli de sa mère.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "stockfisch"?
"stockfisch" is spelled S-T-O-C-K-F-I-S-C-H.
What does "stockfisch" mean?
As a noun, "stockfisch" means: Poisson salé et séché.
What language does "stockfisch" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list