Kazakh
/kəˈzak/noun, adjective
Kazakh is spelled K-A-Z-A-K-H: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Kazakh means “A person from Kazakhstan or of that descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Kazakh is Kazakhs.
How many letters and syllables are in Kazakh?
| Letters | 6: K-A-Z-A-K-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Kazakh?
Kazakh appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Kazakh?
- UK /kəˈzak/
- UK /kəˈzɑːk/
- UK /ˈkazak/
Kazakh has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Kazakh.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Kazakh?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Kazakh from its last stressed vowel (/ak/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Kazakh
- Kazakhs plural
- Kazak
- Qazaq
- Kaisak
- more Kazakh comparative
- most Kazakh superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Kazakh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Kazakhstan or of that descent.
- 2
The national language of Kazakhstan.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Kazakhstan, the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kazakh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Kazakh, Kazakhe , kazakh |
| German | Kasache, Kasachin , Kasachisch , kasachisch |
| Portuguese | cazaque |
| Spanish | kazajo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Kazakh come from?
From Russian каза́х (kazáx), from Kazakh қазақ (qazaq). Cognate with Cossack, ultimately from Turkic languages.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).