deshmukh

noun

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"deshmukh" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deshmukh” is uncommon English (frequency #87,204 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,204
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The head or ruler of a district.

Corpus desk

Index EN-deshmukh · deshmukh · English

deshmukh · rank #87,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,204
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH deselect

Nearest frequency peer: deselect (-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 “deshmukh”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for deshmukh
PropertyValue
Headworddeshmukh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “deshmukh” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).deshmukhfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “deselect” (#87,203), “desa” (#87,202), “DGB” (#87,207). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deshmukh” is #87,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deshmukh is uncommon English at frequency #87,204 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The head or ruler of a district.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for deshmukh, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Marathi देशमुख (deśmukh). The correct English form is deshmukh, spelled D-E-S-H-M-U-K-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The head or ruler of a district.

Etymology

From Marathi देशमुख (deśmukh).

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 "deshmukh"?
"deshmukh" is spelled D-E-S-H-M-U-K-H.
What does "deshmukh" mean?
As a noun, "deshmukh" means: The head or ruler of a district.
What is the origin of the word "deshmukh"?
From Marathi देशमुख (deśmukh). 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 "deshmukh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deselect#87,203demiurge#87,200Dijkstra#87,214disfavor#87,218

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list