angakkuq
"angakkuq" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angakkuq” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Inuit shaman.
Corpus desk
Index EN-angakkuq · angakkuq · English
angakkuq · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angakkuq |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “angakkuq” in English
Rare enough to double-check
angakkuq is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An Inuit shaman.".
angakkuq has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From (Eastern Canadian) Inuktitut ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ (angatkoq), ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅ (angakkoq). The correct English form is angakkuq, spelled A-N-G-A-K-K-U-Q.
Definition
- 1An Inuit shaman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how angakkuq appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The shaman (angakkuq), because of his/her disposition and training …, was the only one who knew how to bridge the gap between the various categories of beings and communicate with all of them ….
Etymology
From (Eastern Canadian) Inuktitut ᐊᖓᑦᑯᖅ (angatkoq), ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅ (angakkoq).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.