kush

/kʊʃ/

//kʊʃ// noun

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

The verdict

“kush” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #28,607. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,607
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).

Corpus desk

Index EN-kush · kush · English

kush · rank #28,607 · 6 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,607
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH landline

Nearest frequency peer: landline (+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 “kush”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “kush” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kush vs Kyushu
50% similar
kush vs Ku
25% similar
kush vs KS
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kush
PropertyValue
Headwordkush
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kʊʃ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,607
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “kush”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).kushlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “landline” (#28,608), “lashed” (#28,609), “legislate” (#28,610). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “kush” is #28,607. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around kush (IPA /kʊʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,607 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for kush, with forms such as "kkush", "ksuh", and "kuhs". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Kyushu", "Ku", "KS", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Ellipsis of Hindu Kush, the place of origin. The correct English form is kush, spelled K-U-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).
  2. 2
    A synthetic cannabinoid-like recreational drug prevalent in Sierra Leone.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kush appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Baby, who you callin' soft / Don't make me smoke up all your kush / Don't make me pop your cheap ass pills
  2. Smoking on that kush all in our section / Like it's legalized

Etymology

Ellipsis of Hindu Kush, the place of origin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kkush
  • ksuh
  • kuhs
  • kushh
  • kussh
  • uksh

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kush - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

kkush1ksuh2kuhs2kushh1kussh1uksh2
Edit distance from "kush"

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 "kush"?
"kush" is spelled K-U-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /kʊʃ/.
What does "kush" mean?
As a noun, "kush" means: Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).
What words are commonly confused with "kush"?
"kush" is commonly confused with "Kyushu", "Ku", "KS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kush"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kush" is /kʊʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "kush"?
Ellipsis of Hindu Kush, the place of origin. 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 "kush", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list