Dubinsky

name

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

The verdict

“Dubinsky” is an uncommon English word, ranked #87,233 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#87,233
frequency rank, English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Russian.

Key facts for Dubinsky
PropertyValue
HeadwordDubinsky
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,233
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Dubinsky” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Dubinsky lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Dubinsky is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #87,233 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 Russian.".

Dubinsky has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from Russian Дуби́нский (Dubínskij). The correct English form is Dubinsky, spelled D-U-B-I-N-S-K-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Russian.

Etymology

Derived from Russian Дуби́нский (Dubínskij).

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 "Dubinsky"?
"Dubinsky" is spelled D-U-B-I-N-S-K-Y.
What does "Dubinsky" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dubinsky" means: A surname from Russian.
What is the origin of the word "Dubinsky"?
Derived from Russian Дуби́нский (Dubínskij). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Dubinsky”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-B-I-N-S-K-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list