kopi

noun

"kopi" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“kopi” is uncommon English (frequency #74,238 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,238
frequency rank, English
9,255
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing opal, and traditionally used by Indigenous Australian in powdered form as body ornamentation for mourning ceremonies.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kopi · kopi · English

kopi · rank #74,238 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,238
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 9,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH kookaburra

Nearest frequency peer: kookaburra (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “kopi”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “kopi” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for kopi
PropertyValue
Headwordkopi
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#74,238
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kopi” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). kopi lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

kopi is uncommon English at frequency #74,238 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing opal, and traditionally used by Indigenous Australian in powdered form as body ornamentation for mourning ceremonies.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kopi, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Baagandji kopi, gabi. The correct English form is kopi, spelled K-O-P-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing opal, and traditionally used by Indigenous Australian in powdered form as body ornamentation for mourning ceremonies.

Etymology

From Baagandji kopi, gabi.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kopi"?
"kopi" is spelled K-O-P-I.
What does "kopi" mean?
As a noun, "kopi" means: A variety of gypsum found in southern Australia, sometimes containing opal, and traditionally used by Indigenous Australian in powdered form as body ornamentation for mourning ceremonies.
What is the origin of the word "kopi"?
From Baagandji kopi, gabi. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list