Kaufman
"kaufman" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kaufman” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,149
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kaufman · Kaufman · English
Kaufman · rank #20,149 · 9 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,149
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH KFC
Nearest frequency peer: KFC (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kaufman”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- interrupting
interrupting
79,858 corpus weight
- irreversible
irreversible
79,857 corpus weight
- jacked
jacked
79,855 corpus weight
- Kaufman
Kaufman
79,852 corpus weight
- KFC
KFC
79,851 corpus weight
- lawless
lawless
79,850 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kaufman” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kaufman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #20,149 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kaufman” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Kaufman, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,149 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kaufman, with forms such as "akufman", "kafuman", and "kaufamn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Krugman", "Kauffman", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman. The correct English form is Kaufman, spelled K-A-U-F-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
- 2A city, the county seat of Kaufman County, Texas, United States.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kaufman appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Whether at work or as the protective single mother to her teenage daughter, Abbie (Grace Kaufman), Margaret is a model of calculated control.
Etymology
Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- akufman
- kafuman
- kaufamn
- kaufmann
- kaufmman
- kaufmna
- kaumfan
- kkaufman
- kuafman
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kaufman - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kaufman", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "Kaufman" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Krugman". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #20,149 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.