Nakamura
"nakamura" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nakamura” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,227. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,227
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A surname from Japanese.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nakamura · Nakamura · English
Nakamura · rank #27,227 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,227
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH narcissism
Nearest frequency peer: narcissism (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Nakamura”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Mons
Mons
72,780 corpus weight
- morn
morn
72,779 corpus weight
- motherland
motherland
72,778 corpus weight
- Nakamura
Nakamura
72,774 corpus weight
- narcissism
narcissism
72,772 corpus weight
- Navarro
Navarro
72,771 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Nakamura” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nakamura |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,227 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Nakamura” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Nakamura, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,227 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Japanese.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nakamura, with forms such as "ankamura", "naakmura", and "nakammura". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 中村 (Nakamura) or 仲村 (Nakamura). The correct English form is Nakamura, spelled N-A-K-A-M-U-R-A.
Definition
- 1A surname from Japanese.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 中村 (Nakamura) or 仲村 (Nakamura).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ankamura
- naakmura
- nakammura
- nakamrua
- nakamuar
- nakamurra
- nakaumra
- nakkamura
- nakmaura
- nkaamura
- nnakamura
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nakamura - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Nakamura", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
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.