Kannada
/ˈkʌn.(n)ə.də/
"kannada" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kannada” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,054. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #37,054
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kannada |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌn.(n)ə.də/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #37,054 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kannada” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Kannada (IPA /ˈkʌn.(n)ə.də/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,054 among 9,255 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kannada, with forms such as "aknnada", "kanada", and "kananda". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa). Doublet of Canara. The correct English form is Kannada, spelled K-A-N-N-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.
- 2The alphasyllabary used to write the aforementioned language, along with Konkani and Tulu.
Etymology
From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa). Doublet of Canara.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aknnada,kanada,kananda,kannaad,kannadda,kanndaa,kkannada,knanada
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kannada - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Kannada”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-A-N-N-A-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkʌn.(n)ə.də/ (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.