Qashqai
/ˈkæʃkaɪ/
"qashqai" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Qashqai” is uncommon English (frequency #99,741 among 288 “Q” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,741
- frequency rank, English
- 288
- “Q” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.
Corpus desk
Index EN-qashqai · Qashqai · English
Qashqai · rank #99,741 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,741
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 288
- PHOTO-FINISH pyromaniac
Nearest frequency peer: pyromaniac (-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 “Qashqai”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- prorogation
prorogation
268 corpus weight
- puffiness
puffiness
265 corpus weight
- pyromaniac
pyromaniac
261 corpus weight
- Qashqai
Qashqai
260 corpus weight
- Quiroga
Quiroga
254 corpus weight
- quivered
quivered
253 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Qashqai” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Qashqai |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkæʃkaɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #99,741 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Qashqai” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Qashqai is uncommon English at frequency #99,741 among 288 “Q” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkæʃkaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Qashqai, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. 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 Persian قشقایی, from the name in Qashqai, قشقایی. The correct English form is Qashqai, spelled Q-A-S-H-Q-A-I.
Definition
- 1A tribal confederation of clans of Turkic origin in the Shiraz region of Iran.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Qashqai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Quashgai men were lean, hard-mouthed, weatherbeaten and wore cylindrical caps of white felt.
Etymology
From Persian قشقایی, from the name in Qashqai, قشقایی.
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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