aikido
/aɪˈkiːdəʊ/
"aikido" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aikido” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #43,018 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #43,018
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aikido |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #43,018 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aikido” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for aikido is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/. Corpus data places it at rank #43,018 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for aikido, with forms such as "aiikdo", "aikdio", and "aikiddo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”). Doublet of hapkido. The correct English form is aikido, spelled A-I-K-I-D-O.
Definition
- 1A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.
- 2A school of the martial art.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 合(あい)気(き)道(どう) (aikidō, “aikido”, literally “way of adapting the spirit”), from 合(あい) (ai, “together, unify”) + 気(き) (ki, “spirit; breath”) + 道(どう) (dō, “way”). Doublet of hapkido.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aiikdo,aikdio,aikiddo,aikiod,aikkido,akiido,iakido
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aikido - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “aikido”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-I-K-I-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /aɪˈkiːdəʊ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.