Khomeini
/kɒmˈeɪni/
"khomeini" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Khomeini” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,737. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,737
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Persian, notably borne by Ruhollah Khomeini.
Corpus desk
Index EN-khomeini · Khomeini · English
Khomeini · rank #43,737 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,737
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Karel
Nearest frequency peer: Karel (-2 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 “Khomeini”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Karel
Karel
56,266 corpus weight
- Khomeini
Khomeini
56,264 corpus weight
- Kodiak
Kodiak
56,261 corpus weight
- kook
kook
56,260 corpus weight
- Kronos
Kronos
56,259 corpus weight
- Kunming
Kunming
56,258 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Khomeini” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Khomeini |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /kɒmˈeɪni/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #43,737 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Khomeini” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Khomeini (IPA /kɒmˈeɪni/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,737 among 9,255 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Persian, notably borne by Ruhollah Khomeini.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Khomeini, with forms such as "hkomeini", "khhomeini", and "khmoeini". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Iranian Persian خمینی (xomeyni), from خمین (xomeyn, “Khomeyn”) + ـی (-i). The correct English form is Khomeini, spelled K-H-O-M-E-I-N-I.
Definition
- 1A surname from Persian, notably borne by Ruhollah Khomeini.
Etymology
Borrowed from Iranian Persian خمینی (xomeyni), from خمین (xomeyn, “Khomeyn”) + ـی (-i).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hkomeini
- khhomeini
- khmoeini
- khoemini
- khomeiin
- khomeinni
- khomenii
- khomieni
- khommeini
- kkhomeini
- kohmeini
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Khomeini - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 May 6, 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 "Khomeini", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.