Kilimanjaro
/ˌkɪləmənˈd͡ʒɑɹoʊ/
"kilimanjaro" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kilimanjaro” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,768. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,768
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
Corpus desk
Index EN-kilimanjaro · Kilimanjaro · English
Kilimanjaro · rank #40,768 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,768
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH Kirchner
Nearest frequency peer: Kirchner (+1 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 “Kilimanjaro”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kavanagh
Kavanagh
59,238 corpus weight
- Kearns
Kearns
59,236 corpus weight
- Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro
59,233 corpus weight
- Kirchner
Kirchner
59,232 corpus weight
- Kristi
Kristi
59,230 corpus weight
- Kwame
Kwame
59,229 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kilimanjaro” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kilimanjaro |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɪləmənˈd͡ʒɑɹoʊ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #40,768 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kilimanjaro” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Kilimanjaro (IPA /ˌkɪləmənˈd͡ʒɑɹoʊ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,768 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kilimanjaro, with forms such as "iklimanjaro", "kiilmanjaro", and "kiliamnjaro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Unclear, but most likely from Swahili kilima (“hill”) + njaro. The correct English form is Kilimanjaro, spelled K-I-L-I-M-A-N-J-A-R-O.
Definition
- 1A volcano in Tanzania, the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,321 feet).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kilimanjaro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Users can see how a glacier at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania retreated between December 1986 and 2020, as well as glacial melt in Sermersooq, Greenland, between December 2000 and 2020.
Etymology
Unclear, but most likely from Swahili kilima (“hill”) + njaro.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iklimanjaro
- kiilmanjaro
- kiliamnjaro
- kilimajnaro
- kilimanajro
- kilimanjaor
- kilimanjarro
- kilimanjjaro
- kilimanjrao
- kilimannjaro
- kilimmanjaro
- kilimnajaro
- killimanjaro
- kilmianjaro
- kkilimanjaro
- kliimanjaro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kilimanjaro - 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.
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 September 2, 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 "Kilimanjaro", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 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.