Pokémon
/ˈpəʊkəmɒn/
"pokemon" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pokémon” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,266. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,266
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pokemon · Pokémon · English
Pokémon · rank #11,266 · 10 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,266
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Petersburg
Nearest frequency peer: Petersburg (-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 “Pokémon”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- pentagon
pentagon
88,738 corpus weight
- Petersburg
Petersburg
88,736 corpus weight
- Pokémon
Pokémon
88,735 corpus weight
- Porsche
Porsche
88,734 corpus weight
- pos
pos
88,733 corpus weight
- pottery
pottery
88,732 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Pokémon” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pokémon |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpəʊkəmɒn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,266 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pokémon” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Pokémon (IPA /ˈpəʊkəmɒn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,266 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pokémon, with forms such as "opkémon", "pkoémon", and "pokkémon". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon), a clipped compound of ポケットモンスター (Poketto Monsutā), itself from English pocket monster. The acute accent was added to signify the pronunciation. The correct English form is Pokémon, spelled P-O-K-É-M-O-N.
Definition
- 1A Japanese media franchise featuring fictional creatures that are captured by humans and trained to battle each other.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Pokémon appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The organization has also named three newly discovered, rare beetles after characters from Pokémon – the Japanese anime series that spawned an entire franchise of video games, toys and trading cards.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ポケモン (Pokemon), a clipped compound of ポケットモンスター (Poketto Monsutā), itself from English pocket monster. The acute accent was added to signify the pronunciation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- opkémon
- pkoémon
- pokkémon
- pokméon
- pokémmon
- pokémno
- pokémonn
- pokéomn
- poékmon
- ppokémon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pokémon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 3, 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 "Pokémon", 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).
What to do next
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- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,266 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.