Kodiak
/ˈkoʊdiˌæk/noun
Kodiak is spelled K-O-D-I-A-K: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Kodiak means “A Kodiak bear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Kodiak is Kodiaks.
How many letters and syllables are in Kodiak?
| Letters | 6: K-O-D-I-A-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Kodiak?
Kodiak appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Kodiak?
- US /ˈkoʊdiˌæk/
Kodiak has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with Kodiak?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Kodiak from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdiæk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Kodiak
- Kodiaks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Kodiak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Kodiak bear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Kodiak come from?
From Russian Кадьяк (Kadʹjak), from Aleut qikertaq (“island”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).