Kozlowski

name

"kozlowski" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kozlowski” is uncommon English (frequency #71,637 among 1,236 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,637
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Polish.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kozlowski · Kozlowski · English

Kozlowski · rank #71,637 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,637
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kristof

Nearest frequency peer: Kristof (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Kozlowski”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Kozlowski
PropertyValue
HeadwordKozlowski
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#71,637
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Kozlowski” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Kozlowskifalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Kristof” (#71,639), “kuru” (#71,640), “kir” (#71,633). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “Kozlowski” is #71,637. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kozlowski is uncommon English at frequency #71,637 among 1,236 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Polish.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Kozlowski, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Polish Kozłowski; from kozioł ("goat"). The correct English form is Kozlowski, spelled K-O-Z-L-O-W-S-K-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Polish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Kozłowski; from kozioł ("goat").

This word in other languages

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 "Kozlowski"?
"Kozlowski" is spelled K-O-Z-L-O-W-S-K-I.
What does "Kozlowski" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kozlowski" means: A surname from Polish.
What is the origin of the word "Kozlowski"?
Borrowed from Polish Kozłowski; from kozioł ("goat"). 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 "Kozlowski", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list