Aeroflot

name

"aeroflot" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Aeroflot” is an uncommon English word, ranked #66,444 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#66,444
frequency rank, English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The largest airline in Russia.

Key facts for Aeroflot
PropertyValue
HeadwordAeroflot
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,444
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aeroflot” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Aeroflot lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Aeroflot is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #66,444 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The largest airline in Russia.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Aeroflot in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Аэрофло́т (Aeroflót), from аэро- (aero-, “air”) + флот (flot, “fleet”). The correct English form is Aeroflot, spelled A-E-R-O-F-L-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The largest airline in Russia.

Etymology

From Russian Аэрофло́т (Aeroflót), from аэро- (aero-, “air”) + флот (flot, “fleet”).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Aeroflot"?
"Aeroflot" is spelled A-E-R-O-F-L-O-T.
What does "Aeroflot" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aeroflot" means: The largest airline in Russia.
What is the origin of the word "Aeroflot"?
From Russian Аэрофло́т (Aeroflót), from аэро- (aero-, “air”) + флот (flot, “fleet”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Aeroflot”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-E-R-O-F-L-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list