Khoekhoe
/ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/
"khoekhoe" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Khoekhoe” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a Southern African people, formerly known as Hottentots.
Corpus desk
Index EN-khoekhoe · Khoekhoe · English
Khoekhoe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Khoekhoe |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Khoekhoe” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Khoekhoe is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɔɪkɔɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of a Southern African people, formerly known as Hottentots.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Khoekhoe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Khoekhoe Khoekhoe.n (“Khoekhoe people”), from khoe.b (“human being”). The correct English form is Khoekhoe, spelled K-H-O-E-K-H-O-E.
Definition
- 1A member of a Southern African people, formerly known as Hottentots.
Etymology
From Khoekhoe Khoekhoe.n (“Khoekhoe people”), from khoe.b (“human being”).
Synonyms
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.