Pikachu
/ˈpiːkət͡ʃuː/
"pikachu" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pikachu” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,064
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pikachu · Pikachu · English
Pikachu · rank #23,064 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #23,064
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH Picard
Nearest frequency peer: Picard (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Pikachu”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- perilous
perilous
76,941 corpus weight
- periodicals
periodicals
76,940 corpus weight
- Picard
Picard
76,938 corpus weight
- Pikachu
Pikachu
76,937 corpus weight
- plastered
plastered
76,935 corpus weight
- playa
playa
76,934 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Pikachu” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pikachu |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpiːkət͡ʃuː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #23,064 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pikachu” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Pikachu (IPA /ˈpiːkət͡ʃuː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,064 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pikachu, with forms such as "ipkachu", "piakchu", and "pikacchu". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū). The correct English form is Pikachu, spelled P-I-K-A-C-H-U.
Definition
- 1A small yellow rodent-like Pokémon that has red cheeks and a tail shaped like a lightning bolt, and has electricity-related powers.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ipkachu
- piakchu
- pikacchu
- pikachhu
- pikacuh
- pikahcu
- pikcahu
- pikkachu
- pkiachu
- ppikachu
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pikachu - 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.
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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pikachu", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 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.