Kodachrome
"kodachrome" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kodachrome” is uncommon English (frequency #87,463 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,463
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A certain brand of photographic slide film, which is no longer manufactured.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kodachrome · Kodachrome · English
Kodachrome · rank #87,463 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,463
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH kobold
Nearest frequency peer: kobold (-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 “Kodachrome”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kintyre
Kintyre
12,543 corpus weight
- Kirklees
Kirklees
12,542 corpus weight
- knower
knower
12,541 corpus weight
- kobold
kobold
12,539 corpus weight
- Kodachrome
Kodachrome
12,538 corpus weight
- Kolhapur
Kolhapur
12,537 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kodachrome” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kodachrome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #87,463 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kodachrome” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kodachrome is uncommon English at frequency #87,463 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A certain brand of photographic slide film, which is no longer manufactured.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kodachrome, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: A trademark; by surface analysis, blend of Kodak + chromo- + chrome, connoting its selling points: brilliant colors and affordable luxury. The correct English form is Kodachrome, spelled K-O-D-A-C-H-R-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1A certain brand of photographic slide film, which is no longer manufactured.
Etymology
A trademark; by surface analysis, blend of Kodak + chromo- + chrome, connoting its selling points: brilliant colors and affordable luxury.
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 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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