kibbutz
/kɪˈbʊts/
"kibbutz" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kibbutz” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,213. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,213
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kibbutz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɪˈbʊts/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #41,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kibbutz” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around kibbutz (IPA /kɪˈbʊts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,213 among 9,255 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for kibbutz, with forms such as "ikbbutz", "kbibutz", and "kibbtuz". 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. 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 Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”). Not related to kibitz. The correct English form is kibbutz, spelled K-I-B-B-U-T-Z.
Definition
- 1A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.
Etymology
From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”). Not related to kibitz.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ikbbutz
- kbibutz
- kibbtuz
- kibbuttz
- kibbutzz
- kibbuzt
- kibubtz
- kibutz
- kkibbutz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kibbutz - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “kibbutz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-I-B-B-U-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɪˈbʊts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.