Holodomor
/ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/
"holodomor" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Holodomor” is uncommon English (frequency #76,856 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,856
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the Soviet government.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Holodomor |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #76,856 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Holodomor” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Holodomor is uncommon English at frequency #76,856 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Holodomor, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Late 1980s, from Ukrainian Голодомо́р (Holodomór), from го́лод (hólod, “hunger, famine”) + мор (mor, “mass death, exhaustion”). Compare мори́ти (morýty, “kill by hunger or exhaustion”, verb). Not related to Holocaust. The correct English form is Holodomor, spelled H-O-L-O-D-O-M-O-R.
Definition
- 1The 1932–33 famine affecting rural Ukraine and other territories of the Soviet Union, a result of the forced collectivization of land-owning peasants by the Soviet government.
- 2А famine with mass deaths, especially one of the Soviet famines in 1921–22, 1932–33, or 1946–47.
Etymology
Late 1980s, from Ukrainian Голодомо́р (Holodomór), from го́лод (hólod, “hunger, famine”) + мор (mor, “mass death, exhaustion”). Compare мори́ти (morýty, “kill by hunger or exhaustion”, verb). Not related to Holocaust.
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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 “Holodomor”
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- The one correct English spelling is H-O-L-O-D-O-M-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌhɒlədəˈmɔː(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.