Keijō

name

"keijo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Keijō” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century.

Corpus desk

Index EN-keijo · Keijō · English

Keijō · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "K" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Keijō
PropertyValue
HeadwordKeijō
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Keijō” in English

Keijōsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Keijō is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Keijō in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Japanese 京城(けいじょう) (Keijō). The correct English form is Keijō, spelled K-E-I-J-Ō.

Definition

  1. 1
    The name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century.

Etymology

From Japanese 京城(けいじょう) (Keijō).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Keijō"?
"Keijō" is spelled K-E-I-J-Ō.
What does "Keijō" mean?
As a proper noun, "Keijō" means: The name of Seoul during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century.
What is the origin of the word "Keijō"?
From Japanese 京城(けいじょう) (Keijō). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list