the rock
/ðə ˈɹɑk/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Nickname for Gibraltar: a dependent territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula.
British usage
name
Nickname for Alcatraz: an island of San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
American usage
name
Nickname for Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: a prison on Alcatraz Island, United States.
American usage
name
Nickname for Uluru: A huge free-standing rock in southern Northern Territory in central Australia.
Australian usage
name
Alternative letter-case form of the Rock.
name
A locality in the Lockhart council area and the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology
* (Gibraltar): From the Rock of Gibraltar.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ðə ˈɹɑk/
- British English: /ðə ˈɹɒk/
Usage
Subject
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