rickshaw

/ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/

//ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː// noun

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

The verdict

“rickshaw” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #35,050. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,050
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rickshaw · rickshaw · English

rickshaw · rank #35,050 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,050
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rinehart

Nearest frequency peer: Rinehart (+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 “rickshaw”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rickshaw” 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 rickshaw
PropertyValue
Headwordrickshaw
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,050
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rickshaw”

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).rickshawlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Rinehart” (#35,051), “rhinoceros” (#35,048), “Rodger” (#35,053). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rickshaw” is #35,050. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around rickshaw (IPA /ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,050 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for rickshaw, with forms such as "irckshaw", "rcikshaw", and "ricckshaw". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 力(りき)車(しゃ) (rikisha), a clipping of 人(じん)力(りき)車(しゃ) (jinrikisha), from Middle Chinese 人力 (nyin lik, “human power”) + 車 (t͡ʃʰæ, “cart”) (compare Mandarin 人力車 /人力车 (rénlìchē)). The correct English form is rickshaw, spelled R-I-C-K-S-H-A-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 力(りき)車(しゃ) (rikisha), a clipping of 人(じん)力(りき)車(しゃ) (jinrikisha), from Middle Chinese 人力 (nyin lik, “human power”) + 車 (t͡ʃʰæ, “cart”) (compare Mandarin 人力車 /人力车 (rénlìchē)).

This word in other languages

rickshaw(Español)pousse-pousse(Français)Rikscha(Deutsch)charrete(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irckshaw
  • rcikshaw
  • ricckshaw
  • rickhsaw
  • rickkshaw
  • ricksahw
  • rickshaww
  • rickshhaw
  • rickshwa
  • ricksshaw
  • ricskhaw
  • rikcshaw
  • rrickshaw

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rickshaw - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

irckshaw2rcikshaw2ricckshaw1rickhsaw2rickkshaw1ricksahw2rickshaww1rickshhaw1
Edit distance from "rickshaw"

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 "rickshaw"?
"rickshaw" is spelled R-I-C-K-S-H-A-W. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/.
What does "rickshaw" mean?
As a noun, "rickshaw" means: A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
What are common misspellings of "rickshaw"?
Common misspellings include "irckshaw", "rcikshaw", "ricckshaw", "rickhsaw", "rickkshaw". The correct spelling is "rickshaw".
How do you pronounce "rickshaw"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rickshaw" is /ˈɹɪkˌʃɔː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rickshaw"?
Borrowed from Japanese 力(りき)車(しゃ) (rikisha), a clipping of 人(じん)力(りき)車(しゃ) (jinrikisha), from Middle Chinese 人力 (nyin lik, “human power”) + 車 (t͡ʃʰæ, “cart”) (compare Mandarin 人力車 /人力车 (rénlìchē)). 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 "rickshaw", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Rinehart#35,051rollover#35,054rustling#35,058realtime#35,041

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

predicate13 variantsoverpower13 variantsstateside13 variantsMalayalam13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list