astrakhan
/æstɹəˈkæn/
"astrakhan" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“astrakhan” is an uncommon English word, ranked #77,428 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #77,428
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astrakhan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /æstɹəˈkæn/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #77,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “astrakhan” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for astrakhan is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /æstɹəˈkæn/. Corpus data places it at rank #77,428 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for astrakhan in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after the city of Astrakhan in Southern Russia. The correct English form is astrakhan, spelled A-S-T-R-A-K-H-A-N.
Definition
- 1Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
- 2Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
Etymology
Named after the city of Astrakhan in Southern Russia.
This word in other languages
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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Using “astrakhan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-S-T-R-A-K-H-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /æstɹəˈkæn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.