kodama
"kodama" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“kodama” is uncommon English (frequency #95,047 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,047
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A type of Japanese tree spirit.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kodama · kodama · English
kodama · rank #95,047 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,047
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Kobane
Nearest frequency peer: Kobane (-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 “kodama”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kirtan
kirtan
4,961 corpus weight
- kist
kist
4,959 corpus weight
- Kobane
Kobane
4,955 corpus weight
- kodama
kodama
4,954 corpus weight
- Kolar
Kolar
4,953 corpus weight
- Kothari
Kothari
4,952 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “kodama” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | kodama |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #95,047 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “kodama” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
kodama is uncommon English at frequency #95,047 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of Japanese tree spirit.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for kodama, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 木霊. The correct English form is kodama, spelled K-O-D-A-M-A.
Definition
- 1A type of Japanese tree spirit.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 木霊.
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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.