Arapaho

/əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ/

//əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ// noun

"arapaho" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Arapaho” is uncommon English (frequency #76,536 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,536
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.

Corpus desk

Index EN-arapaho · Arapaho · English

Arapaho · rank #76,536 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,536
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Araujo

Nearest frequency peer: Araujo (+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 “Arapaho”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Arapaho
PropertyValue
HeadwordArapaho
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,536
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Arapaho” 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).Arapahofalls 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: “Araujo” (#76,537), “Appian” (#76,534), “Arcata” (#76,538). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Arapaho” is #76,536. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Arapaho is uncommon English at frequency #76,536 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Arapaho in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From a Siouan language, perhaps Hidatsa arúpahu (“Arapaho person”) or Crow aaraxpéahu (“tattooed person”). The correct English form is Arapaho, spelled A-R-A-P-A-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.

Etymology

From a Siouan language, perhaps Hidatsa arúpahu (“Arapaho person”) or Crow aaraxpéahu (“tattooed person”).

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 "Arapaho"?
"Arapaho" is spelled A-R-A-P-A-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ/.
What does "Arapaho" mean?
As a noun, "Arapaho" means: A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.
How do you pronounce "Arapaho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arapaho" is /əˈɹeɪpəhoʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Arapaho"?
From a Siouan language, perhaps Hidatsa arúpahu (“Arapaho person”) or Crow aaraxpéahu (“tattooed person”). 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 "Arapaho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list