Stakhanovite
/stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/
"stakhanovite" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Stakhanovite” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Stakhanovite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Stakhanovite” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Stakhanovite is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Stakhanovite, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Stakhanov + -ite, named after Russian coal miner Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov (Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov) whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935. The correct English form is Stakhanovite, spelled S-T-A-K-H-A-N-O-V-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
Etymology
From Stakhanov + -ite, named after Russian coal miner Alexei Grigoryevich Stakhanov (Aleksei Grigor’evich Stakhanov) whose prodigious output was publicised by Stalin as part of a campaign in 1935.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Stakhanovite”
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- The one correct English spelling is S-T-A-K-H-A-N-O-V-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.