Rudra
"rudra" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Rudra” is uncommon English (frequency #65,473 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #65,473
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm and the hunt.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rudra · Rudra · English
Rudra · rank #65,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #65,473
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 21,470
- PHOTO-FINISH ruefully
Nearest frequency peer: ruefully (+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 “Rudra”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- roading
roading
34,532 corpus weight
- Roch
Roch
34,530 corpus weight
- Rudra
Rudra
34,528 corpus weight
- ruefully
ruefully
34,527 corpus weight
- rumpus
rumpus
34,526 corpus weight
- saic
saic
34,525 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Rudra” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Rudra |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #65,473 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Rudra” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Rudra is uncommon English at frequency #65,473 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm and the hunt.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Rudra in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit रुद्र (rudra). The correct English form is Rudra, spelled R-U-D-R-A.
Definition
- 1A Rigvedic deity, associated with wind or storm and the hunt.
Etymology
From Sanskrit रुद्र (rudra).
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Rudra", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 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.