Kondo
"kondo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kondo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,576
- frequency rank, English
- 1,236
- “K” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To tidy up using the methods advocated by Marie Kondo, especially keeping only those things that tokimeku (spark joy).
Corpus desk
Index EN-kondo · Kondo · English
Kondo · rank #46,576 · 7 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-MID #46,576
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,236
- PHOTO-FINISH Knott
Nearest frequency peer: Knott (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Kondo”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- kerb
kerb
53,430 corpus weight
- Knott
Knott
53,426 corpus weight
- Kondo
Kondo
53,425 corpus weight
- Kwok
Kwok
53,423 corpus weight
- lacing
lacing
53,422 corpus weight
- Lambo
Lambo
53,420 corpus weight
What this shows “Kondo” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kondo |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #46,576 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Kondo”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kondo, averb. Corpus frequency is #46,576 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "To tidy up using the methods advocated by Marie Kondo, especially keeping only those things that tokimeku (spark joy).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kondo, with forms such as "kkondo", "knodo", and "kodno". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Koo", "Kong", "kono", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: * (surname): From Japanese 近藤 (Kondō). * (verb): After Marie Kondo (近藤 麻理恵), Japanese organizing consultant and author. The correct English form is Kondo, spelled K-O-N-D-O.
Definition
- 1To tidy up using the methods advocated by Marie Kondo, especially keeping only those things that tokimeku (spark joy).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Kondo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Waiting for kettle to boil … So I Kondoed my recipe books
The Psychological Benefits Of 'Kondoing' Your House
Etymology
* (surname): From Japanese 近藤 (Kondō). * (verb): After Marie Kondo (近藤 麻理恵), Japanese organizing consultant and author.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- kkondo
- knodo
- kodno
- konddo
- konndo
- konod
- okndo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kondo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).