Azov
/ˈɑːzɒv/
"azov" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Azov” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,630 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #54,630
- frequency rank, English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Azov |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɑːzɒv/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #54,630 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Azov” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Azov is 4 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɑːzɒv/. Corpus data places it at rank #54,630 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for Azov in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian and Ukrainian Азо́в (Azóv), presumably from Kipchak Azaq (“lowlands”), a name applied to the region around the present town. The correct English form is Azov, spelled A-Z-O-V.
Definition
- 1A town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River.
- 2A village in Ukraine (de jure)
- 3A sea and gulf of the Black Sea, Europe; in full, the Sea of Azov.
Etymology
From Russian and Ukrainian Азо́в (Azóv), presumably from Kipchak Azaq (“lowlands”), a name applied to the region around the present town.
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 “Azov”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-Z-O-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.