NKJV

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

The verdict

“NKJV” is uncommon English (frequency #66,875 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,875
frequency rank, English
24,391
“N” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of New King James Version (a modern English Bible translation).

Key facts for NKJV
PropertyValue
HeadwordNKJV
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#66,875
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “NKJV” sits in English frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

NKJV is uncommon English at frequency #66,875 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Initialism of New King James Version (a modern English Bible translation).".

Zero misspellings are on record for NKJV in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is NKJV, spelled N-K-J-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of New King James Version (a modern English Bible translation).

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 "NKJV"?
"NKJV" is spelled N-K-J-V.
What does "NKJV" mean?
As a proper noun, "NKJV" means: Initialism of New King James Version (a modern English Bible translation).
What language does "NKJV" come from?
"NKJV" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “NKJV”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is N-K-J-V - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list