Kohen Gadol
"kohen-gadol" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kohen Gadol” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The high priest.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kohen-gadol · Kohen Gadol · English
Kohen Gadol · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kohen Gadol |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Kohen Gadol” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Kohen Gadol is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The high priest.".
Kohen Gadol doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew כהן גדול. The correct English form is Kohen Gadol, spelled K-O-H-E-N- -G-A-D-O-L.
Definition
- 1The high priest.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Kohen Gadol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This utterance was originally a response by the people when they heard the Tetragrammaton from the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) on Yom Kippur and every day on Birkat Kohanim.
Etymology
From Hebrew כהן גדול.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.