Bolshevik

/ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/

//ˈbɒlʃəvɪk// noun

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"bolshevik" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bolshevik” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,938
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bolshevik · Bolshevik · English

Bolshevik · rank #29,938 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,938
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Blount

Nearest frequency peer: Blount (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Bolshevik”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Bolshevik” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bolshevik vs Bolsheviks
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bolshevik
PropertyValue
HeadwordBolshevik
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/
Letters9
Frequency rank#29,938
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Bolshevik”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Bolsheviklands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Blount” (#29,937), “bossy” (#29,939), “blip” (#29,936). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Bolshevik” is #29,938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Bolshevik (IPA /ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,938 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bolshevik, with forms such as "bbolshevik", "bloshevik", and "bolhsevik". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Bolsheviks", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”). The correct English form is Bolshevik, spelled B-O-L-S-H-E-V-I-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.
  2. 2
    A member of the Communist Party that ruled the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Bolshevik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Мы, большевики, утверждаем, что на нашей стороне большинство настоящих, русских, партийных деятелей.
  2. But such points were on the whole lost in the picture as it appeared in gross: everyone had confessed, the Old Bolsheviks had publicly avowed disgraceful plans and actions. The whole business almost passed belief. Were the confessions true? How had they been obtained? What did it all signify? We are told that the confessions were as little believed in Rus…

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”).

This word in other languages

bolchevique(Español)bolchevik(Français)Bolschewik(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbolshevik
  • bloshevik
  • bolhsevik
  • bollshevik
  • bolsehvik
  • bolsheivk
  • bolshevikk
  • bolshevki
  • bolshevvik
  • bolshhevik
  • bolshveik
  • bolsshevik
  • boslhevik
  • oblshevik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bolshevik - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbolshevik1bloshevik2bolhsevik2bollshevik1bolsehvik2bolsheivk2bolshevikk1bolshevki2
Edit distance from "Bolshevik"

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 "Bolshevik"?
"Bolshevik" is spelled B-O-L-S-H-E-V-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/.
What does "Bolshevik" mean?
As a noun, "Bolshevik" means: A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917.
What words are commonly confused with "Bolshevik"?
"Bolshevik" is commonly confused with "Bolsheviks". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bolshevik"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bolshevik" is /ˈbɒlʃəvɪk/. 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 "Bolshevik"?
Borrowed from Russian большеви́к (bolʹševík), from большинство́ (bolʹšinstvó, “majority”). 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 "Bolshevik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

blackwood#29,935avoidable#29,924carpentry#29,956anchoring#29,910

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

bottleneck14 variantsannihilated14 variantsClaremont14 variantsweighting14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list