rock

noun

The verdict

“rock” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,227
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ver roque

Corpus desk

Index PT-rock · rock · Portuguese

rock · rank #1,227 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,227
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH rainha

Nearest frequency peer: rainha (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “rock”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “rock” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rock vs Rom
25% similar
rock vs rol
50% similar
rock vs ros
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rock
PropertyValue
Headwordrock
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,227
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rock”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.rockcai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “rainha” (#1,226), “terceiro” (#1,228), “território” (#1,229). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rock” fica em #1,227. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rock, anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,227 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ver roque".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rock, with forms such as "orck", "rcok", and "rocck". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rom", "rol", "ros", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is rock, spelled R-O-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    ver roque

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A música "Rock do Diabo", de Raul Seixas, que é um mi maior, contém um trecho seu chamado "...O Diabo é o Pai do Rock".

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • orck
  • rcok
  • rocck
  • rockk
  • rokc
  • rrock

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rock - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

orck2rcok2rocck1rockk1rokc2rrock1
Edit distance from "rock"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rock"?
"rock" is spelled R-O-C-K.
What does "rock" mean?
As a noun, "rock" means: ver roque
What words are commonly confused with "rock"?
"rock" is commonly confused with "Rom", "rol", "ros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "rock" come from?
"rock" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list