Shevardnadze

name

"shevardnadze" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Shevardnadze” is uncommon English (frequency #82,775 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,775
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A transliteration of the Georgian surname შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe).

Corpus desk

Index EN-shevardnadze · Shevardnadze · English

Shevardnadze · rank #82,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,775
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 54,294
  • PHOTO-FINISH shiel

Nearest frequency peer: shiel (+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 “Shevardnadze”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Shevardnadze” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Shevardnadze
PropertyValue
HeadwordShevardnadze
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Shevardnadze” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Shevardnadze lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Shevardnadze is uncommon English at frequency #82,775 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A transliteration of the Georgian surname შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe).".

Zero misspellings are on record for Shevardnadze in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Georgian შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe). The correct English form is Shevardnadze, spelled S-H-E-V-A-R-D-N-A-D-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Georgian surname შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe).

Etymology

From Georgian შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Shevardnadze"?
"Shevardnadze" is spelled S-H-E-V-A-R-D-N-A-D-Z-E.
What does "Shevardnadze" mean?
As a proper noun, "Shevardnadze" means: A transliteration of the Georgian surname შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe).
What is the origin of the word "Shevardnadze"?
From Georgian შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe). 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 "Shevardnadze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list