Sakhalin
/ˌsækəˈliːn/
"sakhalin" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Sakhalin” is uncommon English (frequency #62,471 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,471
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sakhalin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌsækəˈliːn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #62,471 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sakhalin” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Sakhalin is uncommon English at frequency #62,471 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌsækəˈliːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Sakhalin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Сахали́н (Saxalín), which was borrowed from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan, “black”), probably from the expression Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ ᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡥᠠᡩᠠ (sahaliyan ula angga hada, “the peak at the estuary of the Amur river (literally: black river)”). Ult… The correct English form is Sakhalin, spelled S-A-K-H-A-L-I-N.
Definition
- 1The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast.
- 2An oblast of Russia, located on the island.
Etymology
From Russian Сахали́н (Saxalín), which was borrowed from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan, “black”), probably from the expression Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡠᠯᠠ ᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡥᠠᡩᠠ (sahaliyan ula angga hada, “the peak at the estuary of the Amur river (literally: black river)”). Ultimately from Proto-Tungusic *sakalīn (“black”).
This word in other languages
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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- The one correct English spelling is S-A-K-H-A-L-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌsækəˈliːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.