Kokomo

/ˈkoʊ.kə.moʊ/

//ˈkoʊ.kə.moʊ// name

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"kokomo" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kokomo” is uncommon English (frequency #55,537 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,537
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city, the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kokomo · Kokomo · English

Kokomo · rank #55,537 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,537
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kirwan

Nearest frequency peer: Kirwan (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Kokomo”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Kokomo” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kokomo
PropertyValue
HeadwordKokomo
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkoʊ.kə.moʊ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,537
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Kokomo” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Kokomofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Kirwan” (#55,536), “kolo” (#55,538), “Killarney” (#55,535). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “Kokomo” is #55,537. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kokomo is uncommon English at frequency #55,537 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkoʊ.kə.moʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kokomo, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Kokomo, spelled K-O-K-O-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city, the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Mississippi.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kokomo"?
"Kokomo" is spelled K-O-K-O-M-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkoʊ.kə.moʊ/.
What does "Kokomo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kokomo" means: A city, the county seat of Howard County, Indiana, United States.
How do you pronounce "Kokomo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kokomo" is /ˈkoʊ.kə.moʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kokomo" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kokomo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kirwan#55,536isomer#55,520Hoxton#55,498horsey#55,497

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list