Klingon
"klingon" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Klingon” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,886. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,886
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-klingon · Klingon · English
Klingon · rank #32,886 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,886
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH knoll
Nearest frequency peer: knoll (+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 “Klingon”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kazan
kazan
67,119 corpus weight
- ketamine
ketamine
67,118 corpus weight
- Kinney
Kinney
67,117 corpus weight
- Klingon
Klingon
67,115 corpus weight
- knoll
knoll
67,114 corpus weight
- Laila
Laila
67,112 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Klingon” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Klingon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,886 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Klingon” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Klingon, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,886 among 9,255 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Klingon, with forms such as "kilngon", "kklingon", and "klignon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: In many cases, from German Klingen, via Russian Клинген (Klingen) (many bearers in 1900s US censuses are recorded as being from Russia). Compare the various spellings of the related surname Klingon Smith (more commonly Klingensmith, Klingenschmitt, Klingens… The correct English form is Klingon, spelled K-L-I-N-G-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
In many cases, from German Klingen, via Russian Клинген (Klingen) (many bearers in 1900s US censuses are recorded as being from Russia). Compare the various spellings of the related surname Klingon Smith (more commonly Klingensmith, Klingenschmitt, Klingenschmidt).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kilngon
- kklingon
- klignon
- klinggon
- klingno
- klingonn
- klinngon
- klinogn
- kllingon
- klnigon
- lkingon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Klingon - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Klingon", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 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.