Popovic
"popovic" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Popovic” is uncommon English (frequency #95,285 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,285
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
Corpus desk
Index EN-popovic · Popovic · English
Popovic · rank #95,285 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,285
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH Pollok
Nearest frequency peer: Pollok (-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 “Popovic”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- PNE
PNE
4,722 corpus weight
- pneumatics
pneumatics
4,721 corpus weight
- Pollok
Pollok
4,718 corpus weight
- Popovic
Popovic
4,716 corpus weight
- porcini
porcini
4,714 corpus weight
- postulating
postulating
4,711 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Popovic” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Popovic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #95,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Popovic” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Popovic is uncommon English at frequency #95,285 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Serbo-Croatian.".
Popovic doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Serbo-Croatian Popović, a patronymic from pop (“priest”). The correct English form is Popovic, spelled P-O-P-O-V-I-C.
Definition
- 1A surname from Serbo-Croatian.
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Popović, a patronymic from pop (“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.
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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency 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.