Mikhailov
"mikhailov" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mikhailov” is uncommon English (frequency #97,311 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,311
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Ukrainian, Russian.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mikhailov · Mikhailov · English
Mikhailov · rank #97,311 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,311
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH microfluidics
Nearest frequency peer: microfluidics (-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 “Mikhailov”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- meting
meting
2,697 corpus weight
- Meyrick
Meyrick
2,695 corpus weight
- microfluidi…
microfluidics
2,692 corpus weight
- Mikhailov
Mikhailov
2,690 corpus weight
- Milward
Milward
2,686 corpus weight
- mirin
mirin
2,682 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mikhailov” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mikhailov |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,311 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mikhailov” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Mikhailov is uncommon English at frequency #97,311 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Mikhailov, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Михайлов (Myxajlov). The correct English form is Mikhailov, spelled M-I-K-H-A-I-L-O-V.
Definition
- 1A surname from Ukrainian, Russian.
- 2A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian surname Михайлов (Mixajlov).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mikhailov appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Boris Mikhailov, b. 1938
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Михайлов (Myxajlov).
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.
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