Kalashnikov
/kəˈlæʃ.nɪˌkɒv/
"kalashnikov" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kalashnikov” is uncommon English (frequency #56,838 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,838
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A particular model of Russian assault rifle.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kalashnikov |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /kəˈlæʃ.nɪˌkɒv/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #56,838 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kalashnikov” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kalashnikov is uncommon English at frequency #56,838 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /kəˈlæʃ.nɪˌkɒv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kalashnikov, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Russian inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919–2013), from Russian Кала́шников (Kalášnikov). The correct English form is Kalashnikov, spelled K-A-L-A-S-H-N-I-K-O-V.
Definition
- 1A particular model of Russian assault rifle.
- 2A transliteration of the Russian surname Кала́шников (Kalášnikov).
Etymology
Named after Russian inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919–2013), from Russian Кала́шников (Kalášnikov).
This word in other languages
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 “Kalashnikov”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-A-L-A-S-H-N-I-K-O-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kəˈlæʃ.nɪˌkɒv/ (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.