Kasparov
"kasparov" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kasparov” is uncommon English (frequency #54,879 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,879
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Russified Armenian surname from Armenian.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kasparov · Kasparov · English
Kasparov · rank #54,879 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,879
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH katara
Nearest frequency peer: katara (+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 “Kasparov”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- jy
jy
45,126 corpus weight
- Kapil
Kapil
45,124 corpus weight
- Kasparov
Kasparov
45,122 corpus weight
- katara
katara
45,121 corpus weight
- kayo
kayo
45,120 corpus weight
- kestrel
kestrel
45,119 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Kasparov” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kasparov |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,879 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Kasparov” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Kasparov is uncommon English at frequency #54,879 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Russified Armenian surname from Armenian.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kasparov in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Каспа́ров (Kaspárov), from Armenian Կասպարյան (Kasparyan). The correct English form is Kasparov, spelled K-A-S-P-A-R-O-V.
Definition
- 1A Russified Armenian surname from Armenian.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kasparov appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Garry Kasparov is a famous chess-player.
Etymology
From Russian Каспа́ров (Kaspárov), from Armenian Կասպարյան (Kasparyan).
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).