raki
/ˈɹækə/
"raki" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“raki” is uncommon English (frequency #93,059 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,059
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.
Corpus desk
Index EN-raki · raki · English
raki · rank #93,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,059
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 21,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Ralphs
Nearest frequency peer: Ralphs (+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 “raki”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rabidly
rabidly
6,944 corpus weight
- raki
raki
6,942 corpus weight
- Ralphs
Ralphs
6,941 corpus weight
- rammer
rammer
6,940 corpus weight
- Ramy
Ramy
6,939 corpus weight
- Raney
Raney
6,938 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “raki” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | raki |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹækə/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #93,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “raki” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
raki is uncommon English at frequency #93,059 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɹækə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.".
raki doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija. The correct English form is raki, spelled R-A-K-I.
Definition
- 1A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 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.