Components
ほどく is an exact match with one form of the following word:
ほどく
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to unfasten; to untie; to unwrap (e.g. parcel)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
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ほどく is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 90% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 128,000 (about 847,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N2 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
いちばん
かんたん
簡単
もつれほどくことすらできない
I couldn't even untangle the simplest knot.
これら
つつ
ほどく
てつだ
手伝
って
くだ
さい

Lend a hand with these parcels, please.
きみ
そのロープほどかない
やくそく
約束
なさい
You must promise not to take the rope off.
解く
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Reading : ほどく   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 234,000 (about 47,500 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 4468 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 4976
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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カイ   ゲ   と to untie, solve, resolve   とける to come undone, disappear   とかす to melt, dissolve   
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カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
トウ   かたな sword   
ギュウ   うし cow   
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