Akash
"akash" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Akash” is uncommon English (frequency #59,849 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,849
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The sky and the cosmos.
Corpus desk
Index EN-akash · Akash · English
Akash · rank #59,849 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,849
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH airstream
Nearest frequency peer: airstream (-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 “Akash”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Adirondacks
Adirondacks
40,156 corpus weight
- airstream
airstream
40,153 corpus weight
- Akash
Akash
40,152 corpus weight
- Albin
Albin
40,151 corpus weight
- aleph
aleph
40,149 corpus weight
- angioplasty
angioplasty
40,147 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Akash” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Akash |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,849 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Akash” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Akash is uncommon English at frequency #59,849 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Akash in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa). The correct English form is Akash, spelled A-K-A-S-H.
Definition
- 1The sky and the cosmos.
- 2One of the five Hindu elements: a primordial, imperceptible substance pervading the sky, cosmos, and open spaces.
- 3A male given name from Sanskrit.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Akash appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Now when the vital principle aſſumes to itſelf a body of fire, air, and akaſh, it becomes what we call ſpirit or ſoul, and is endued with perception and the activity of thought in its motions.
The engineers are Akash Bobba, Edward Coristine, Luke Farritor, Gautier Cole Killian, Gavin Kliger, and Ethan Shaotran.
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).
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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