akh
/ɑːk/noun
akh is spelled A-K-H: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, akh means “In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of akh is akhs.
How many letters and syllables are in akh?
| Letters | 3: A-K-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is akh?
Akh appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce akh?
- /ɑːk/
As a noun (“Brother; a close male friend or associate”): /æk/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with akh?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as akh.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kha.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of akh
- akhs plural
- akhi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does akh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In Egyptian mythology, (roughly) a spirit of the dead that has successfully completed its transition to the afterlife.
- 2
slangBrother; a close male friend or associate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does akh come from?
Borrowed from Egyptian ꜣḫ. Doublet of khu, which derives from an inaccurate older reading of the same word.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).