Kolmogorov
"kolmogorov" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kolmogorov” is uncommon English (frequency #86,437 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,437
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Such that any two distinct points are topologically distinguishable, i.e., there is an open set containing one of the points which does not contain the other point.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kolmogorov · Kolmogorov · English
Kolmogorov · rank #86,437 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,437
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH Kotlin
Nearest frequency peer: Kotlin (+1 rank slots)
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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 “Kolmogorov”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
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13,568 corpus weight
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Koirala
13,566 corpus weight
- Kolmogorov
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13,564 corpus weight
- Kotlin
Kotlin
13,563 corpus weight
- Krakatoa
Krakatoa
13,562 corpus weight
- kuh
kuh
13,561 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Kolmogorov” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kolmogorov |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #86,437 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Kolmogorov” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Kolmogorov is uncommon English at frequency #86,437 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Such that any two distinct points are topologically distinguishable, i.e., there is an open set containing one of the points which does not contain the other point.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kolmogorov in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Russian mathematician Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров (Andréj Nikolájevič Kolmogórov) (1903–1987) The correct English form is Kolmogorov, spelled K-O-L-M-O-G-O-R-O-V.
Definition
- 1Such that any two distinct points are topologically distinguishable, i.e., there is an open set containing one of the points which does not contain the other point.
Etymology
Named after Russian mathematician Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров (Andréj Nikolájevič Kolmogórov) (1903–1987)
Synonyms
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.
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