judoka

/d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/

//d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə// noun

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"judoka" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“judoka” is uncommon English (frequency #82,436 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,436
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo.

Corpus desk

Index EN-judoka · judoka · English

judoka · rank #82,436 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,436
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH JROTC

Nearest frequency peer: JROTC (-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 “judoka”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for judoka
PropertyValue
Headwordjudoka
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,436
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “judoka” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “JROTC” (#82,435), “Joppa” (#82,433), “jockstrap” (#82,432). Among 796 “J” headwords, “judoka” is #82,436. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

judoka is uncommon English at frequency #82,436 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo.".

judoka has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう)家(か) (jūdōka). The correct English form is judoka, spelled J-U-D-O-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo.

Etymology

From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう)家(か) (jūdōka).

Synonyms

judoist

This word in other languages

yudoca(Español)judoka(Français)Judoka(Deutsch)judoca(Português)

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 "judoka"?
"judoka" is spelled J-U-D-O-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/.
What does "judoka" mean?
As a noun, "judoka" means: A practitioner of the Japanese martial art of judo.
How do you pronounce "judoka"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "judoka" is /d͡ʒuːˈdəʊkə/. 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 "judoka"?
From Japanese 柔(じゅう)道(どう)家(か) (jūdōka). 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 "judoka", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

jiminy#82,430Istria#82,418Isreal#82,416instep#82,413

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list