Krum
"krum" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Krum” is uncommon English (frequency #74,247 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,247
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An American surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-krum · Krum · English
Krum · rank #74,247 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,247
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 9,255
- PHOTO-FINISH Krzyzewski
Nearest frequency peer: Krzyzewski (+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 “Krum”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Kosciusko
Kosciusko
25,761 corpus weight
- krab
krab
25,760 corpus weight
- Krum
Krum
25,754 corpus weight
- Krzyzewski
Krzyzewski
25,753 corpus weight
- kurta
kurta
25,750 corpus weight
- laggy
laggy
25,747 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Krum” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Krum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #74,247 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Krum” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Krum is uncommon English at frequency #74,247 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An American surname.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Krum, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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: Jewish and German surname, variant of Krumm. The correct English form is Krum, spelled K-R-U-M.
Definition
- 1An American surname.
Etymology
Jewish and German surname, variant of Krumm.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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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.