Kherson
/kɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/
"kherson" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kherson” is uncommon English (frequency #84,426 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,426
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kherson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /kɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #84,426 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kherson” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kherson is uncommon English at frequency #84,426 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /kɜː(ɹ)ˈsɔːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Kherson doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”). The correct English form is Kherson, spelled K-H-E-R-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro.
- 2A raion of Kherson, Ukraine. Seat: Kherson. It is also illicitly claimed by Russia.
- 3An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson.
Etymology
From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).
This word in other languages
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 “Kherson”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-H-E-R-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.