Mohawk

/ˈmoʊhɔːk/

//ˈmoʊhɔːk// noun

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"mohawk" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mohawk” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,243. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,243
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mohawk · Mohawk · English

Mohawk · rank #24,243 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,243
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH messengers

Nearest frequency peer: messengers (-3 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 “Mohawk”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Mohawk” 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).

Mohawk vs Mohan
67% similar

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

Key facts for Mohawk
PropertyValue
HeadwordMohawk
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmoʊhɔːk/
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,243
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Mohawk”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Mohawklands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “messengers” (#24,240), “nada” (#24,249), “Meng” (#24,236). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mohawk” is #24,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Mohawk (IPA /ˈmoʊhɔːk/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,243 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mohawk, with forms such as "mhoawk", "mmohawk", and "moahwk". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Mohan", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Dutch Mohawk. An exonym, probably from Narragansett Mohowaúgsuck, Mauquàuog, meaning “they eat (animate things)”, “cannibals”. The phoneme /m/ is not present in the Mohawk language; the Mohawk autonym is Kanienʼkehá꞉kaʼ (Kanienkehaka, Kanyenkehaka). The correct English form is Mohawk, spelled M-O-H-A-W-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.
  2. 2
    A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.
  3. 3
    A member of a gang (the Mohocks) that terrorized London in the early 18th century.

Etymology

From Dutch Mohawk. An exonym, probably from Narragansett Mohowaúgsuck, Mauquàuog, meaning “they eat (animate things)”, “cannibals”. The phoneme /m/ is not present in the Mohawk language; the Mohawk autonym is Kanienʼkehá꞉kaʼ (Kanienkehaka, Kanyenkehaka).

This word in other languages

cresta(Español)crête iroquoise(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mhoawk
  • mmohawk
  • moahwk
  • mohakw
  • mohawkk
  • mohawwk
  • mohhawk
  • mohwak
  • omhawk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mohawk - 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.

mhoawk2mmohawk1moahwk2mohakw2mohawkk1mohawwk1mohhawk1mohwak2
Edit distance from "Mohawk"

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 "Mohawk"?
"Mohawk" is spelled M-O-H-A-W-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmoʊhɔːk/.
What does "Mohawk" mean?
As a noun, "Mohawk" means: A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.
What words are commonly confused with "Mohawk"?
"Mohawk" is commonly confused with "Mohan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mohawk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mohawk" is /ˈmoʊhɔːk/. 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 "Mohawk"?
From Dutch Mohawk. An exonym, probably from Narragansett Mohowaúgsuck, Mauquàuog, meaning “they eat (animate things)”, “cannibals”. The phoneme /m/ is not present in the Mohawk language; the Mohawk autonym is Kanienʼkehá꞉kaʼ (Kanienkehaka, Kanyenk... 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 "Mohawk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

jobless9 variantsHewlett9 variantshammock9 variantsgripped9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list