Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hillock

/ˈhɪl.ək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: hillock
IPA: /ˈhɪl.ək/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname from Middle English.

Example Sentences

"As he rounded a hillock, he perceived that the roadway was now a crying mass of wagons, teams, and men."
"With the setting sun sending long shadows loping ahead of them over the smooth hillocks of the downs, they came up with the lagoon; a contentful return home, with appetite brisked up by a ten-mile walk, and plenty of food to satisfy it."
"Just upstream of Dryburgh Abbey, a reproduction of a classical Greek temple stands at the top of a wooded hillock on the river’s north bank."

Etymology

From Middle English hillok, equivalent to hill + -ock.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hill
Root: hillok
Suffix: -ock

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈhɪl.ək/

Inflected Forms

hillocks (plural)

Derived Forms

hillocked hillocky

Phrases

axon hillock

Frequently Paired Words

hummock

Synonyms

colline toman knoll mound hummock hammock

Rhymes With

willock gillock tilak

Questions

How do you pronounce hillock?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪl.ək/.
What does hillock mean?: A small hill.
Where does hillock come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce hillock

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