Rasputin

name

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"rasputin" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Rasputin” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,848. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,848
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rasputin · Rasputin · English

Rasputin · rank #42,848 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,848
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Randal

Nearest frequency peer: Randal (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Rasputin”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Rasputin” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rasputin
PropertyValue
HeadwordRasputin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#42,848
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Rasputin”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Rasputinlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Randal” (#42,847), “raincoat” (#42,845), “refreshingly” (#42,853). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “Rasputin” is #42,848. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Rasputin, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,848 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rasputin, with forms such as "arsputin", "rapsutin", and "raspputin". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Распу́тин (Raspútin). The correct English form is Rasputin, spelled R-A-S-P-U-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.
  2. 2
    Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.
  3. 3
    A surname.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Rasputin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Nothing could better describe the numb-skulled thinking behind the havoc that President Donald Trump and his trade Rasputin, Peter Navarro, have wrought on the global economy.

Etymology

From Russian Распу́тин (Raspútin).

This word in other languages

Raspoutine(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arsputin
  • rapsutin
  • raspputin
  • rasptuin
  • raspuitn
  • rasputinn
  • rasputni
  • rasputtin
  • rassputin
  • rasuptin
  • rrasputin
  • rsaputin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rasputin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arsputin2rapsutin2raspputin1rasptuin2raspuitn2rasputinn1rasputni2rasputtin1
Edit distance from "Rasputin"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rasputin"?
"Rasputin" is spelled R-A-S-P-U-T-I-N.
What does "Rasputin" mean?
As a proper noun, "Rasputin" means: Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916), a Russian mystic.
What are common misspellings of "Rasputin"?
Common misspellings include "arsputin", "rapsutin", "raspputin", "rasptuin", "raspuitn". The correct spelling is "Rasputin".
What is the origin of the word "Rasputin"?
From Russian Распу́тин (Raspútin). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rasputin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list