Djokovic
/ˈd͡ʒoʊkəvɪt͡ʃ/
"djokovic" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Djokovic” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #21,778 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #21,778
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Djokovic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒoʊkəvɪt͡ʃ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #21,778 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Djokovic” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Djokovic is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒoʊkəvɪt͡ʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #21,778 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A surname from Serbo-Croatian.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Djokovic, with forms such as "ddjokovic", "djjokovic", and "djkoovic". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicization of Serbo-Croatian Ђоковић/Đoković, a patronymic surname derived from the male given names Đoka/Ђока or Đoko/Ђоко, a diminutive of the male given name Đorđe/Ђорђе, the Serbo-Croat version of George. Compare Georgeson. The correct English form is Djokovic, spelled D-J-O-K-O-V-I-C.
Definition
- 1A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
Etymology
Anglicization of Serbo-Croatian Ђоковић/Đoković, a patronymic surname derived from the male given names Đoka/Ђока or Đoko/Ђоко, a diminutive of the male given name Đorđe/Ђорђе, the Serbo-Croat version of George. Compare Georgeson.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddjokovic,djjokovic,djkoovic,djokkovic,djokoivc,djokovci,djokovicc,djokovvic,djokvoic,djookvic,dojkovic,jdokovic
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Djokovic - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Djokovic”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-J-O-K-O-V-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒoʊkəvɪt͡ʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.