akamai

adj

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"akamai" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“akamai” is uncommon English (frequency #80,166 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,166
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Smart, clever.

Corpus desk

Index EN-akamai · akamai · English

akamai · rank #80,166 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #80,166
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aji

Nearest frequency peer: aji (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “akamai”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “akamai” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for akamai
PropertyValue
Headwordakamai
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#80,166
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “akamai” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “aji” (#80,165), “Akhil” (#80,167), “aisling” (#80,163). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “akamai” is #80,166. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

akamai is uncommon English at frequency #80,166 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Smart, clever.".

akamai doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hawaiian akamai (“smart”). The correct English form is akamai, spelled A-K-A-M-A-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Smart, clever.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian akamai (“smart”).

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 "akamai"?
"akamai" is spelled A-K-A-M-A-I.
What does "akamai" mean?
As an adjective, "akamai" means: Smart, clever.
What is the origin of the word "akamai"?
Borrowed from Hawaiian akamai (“smart”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "akamai", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Alfaro#80,171Zeynep#80,142arnica#80,201woodsy#80,125

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list