Popov
"popov" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Popov” is uncommon English (frequency #55,026 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,026
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).
Corpus desk
Index EN-popov · Popov · English
Popov · rank #55,026 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,026
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH ponderous
Nearest frequency peer: ponderous (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Popov”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- polyvinyl
polyvinyl
44,978 corpus weight
- pommel
pommel
44,977 corpus weight
- ponderous
ponderous
44,976 corpus weight
- Popov
Popov
44,975 corpus weight
- posteriorly
posteriorly
44,974 corpus weight
- pradhan
pradhan
44,972 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Popov” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Popov |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,026 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Popov” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Popov is uncommon English at frequency #55,026 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Popov, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”). The correct English form is Popov, spelled P-O-P-O-V.
Definition
- 1A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Попов (Popov).
- 2A transliteration of the Macedonian surname Попов (Popov).
- 3A transliteration of the Russian surname Попов (Popov).
Etymology
From Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian Попов (Popov), a patronymic which in all three languages comes ultimately from Old Church Slavonic попъ (popŭ, “priest”).
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).