Hokkaido

/hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/

//hɒˈkaɪdəʊ// name

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

The verdict

“Hokkaido” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,525
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hokkaido · Hokkaido · English

Hokkaido · rank #34,525 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,525
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hist

Nearest frequency peer: hist (-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 “Hokkaido”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Hokkaido” 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
Key facts for Hokkaido
PropertyValue
HeadwordHokkaido
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,525
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hokkaido”

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).Hokkaidolands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “hist” (#34,524), “holm” (#34,526), “hep” (#34,523). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hokkaido” is #34,525. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hokkaido (IPA /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,525 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hokkaido, with forms such as "hhokkaido", "hkokaido", and "hokaido". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 北(ほっ)海(かい)道(どう) (Hokkaidō, “North Sea Circuit”), from Middle Chinese 北海 (pək-hʌi˧˥, “Northern sea”) + 道 (dáu, “Circuit”, a province-like administrative unit from Tang dynasty China). The correct English form is Hokkaido, spelled H-O-K-K-A-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]
  2. Ms. Kato, 38, was born in Hokkaido, Japan, and has worked as a pastry chef in French and Japanese restaurants.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 北(ほっ)海(かい)道(どう) (Hokkaidō, “North Sea Circuit”), from Middle Chinese 北海 (pək-hʌi˧˥, “Northern sea”) + 道 (dáu, “Circuit”, a province-like administrative unit from Tang dynasty China).

This word in other languages

Hokkaido(Français)Hokkaido(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhokkaido
  • hkokaido
  • hokaido
  • hokakido
  • hokkadio
  • hokkaiddo
  • hokkaiod
  • hokkiado
  • ohkkaido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hokkaido - 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.

hhokkaido1hkokaido2hokaido1hokakido2hokkadio2hokkaiddo1hokkaiod2hokkiado2
Edit distance from "Hokkaido"

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 "Hokkaido"?
"Hokkaido" is spelled H-O-K-K-A-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/.
What does "Hokkaido" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hokkaido" means: The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.
What are common misspellings of "Hokkaido"?
Common misspellings include "hhokkaido", "hkokaido", "hokaido", "hokakido", "hokkadio". The correct spelling is "Hokkaido".
How do you pronounce "Hokkaido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hokkaido" is /hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/. 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 "Hokkaido"?
Borrowed from Japanese 北(ほっ)海(かい)道(どう) (Hokkaidō, “North Sea Circuit”), from Middle Chinese 北海 (pək-hʌi˧˥, “Northern sea”) + 道 (dáu, “Circuit”, a province-like administrative unit from Tang dynasty China). 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 "Hokkaido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

infamy9 variantsJacoby9 variantsGarrick9 variantsJulianne9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list