Kovac
/ˈkoʊvæk/
"kovac" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kovac” is uncommon English (frequency #58,799 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,799
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, or Serbo-Croatian.
Corpus desk
Index EN-kovac · Kovac · English
Kovac · rank #58,799 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,799
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH knapsack
Nearest frequency peer: knapsack (-2 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 “Kovac”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kash
Kash
41,210 corpus weight
- keke
keke
41,209 corpus weight
- Khaleesi
Khaleesi
41,207 corpus weight
- knapsack
knapsack
41,204 corpus weight
- Kovac
Kovac
41,202 corpus weight
- lanceolate
lanceolate
41,197 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kovac” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kovac |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkoʊvæk/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #58,799 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kovac” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kovac is uncommon English at frequency #58,799 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkoʊvæk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, or Serbo-Croatian.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kovac, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, or Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, all meaning "blacksmith". Doublet of Kovack and Kovach. The correct English form is Kovac, spelled K-O-V-A-C.
Definition
- 1A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, or Serbo-Croatian.
Etymology
From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, or Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, all meaning "blacksmith". Doublet of Kovack and Kovach.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 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.