stakhanovite
/stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/adjective
stakhanovite is spelled S-T-A-K-H-A-N-O-V-I-T-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stakhanovite means “Alternative letter-case form of Stakhanovite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stakhanovite?
| Letters | 12: S-T-A-K-H-A-N-O-V-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is stakhanovite?
Stakhanovite appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce stakhanovite?
- /stəˈkɑːnəvaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Stakhanovite.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stakhanovite
- more stakhanovite comparative
- most stakhanovite superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stakhanovite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Stakhanovite.
noun
- 1
An extremely productive or hardworking worker, especially in the former USSR, who may earn special rewards; a workaholic.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a Stakhanovite; heroically hardworking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stakhanovite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense udarnik – see also udarnik:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stakhanoviste |
| German | Stachanower, Stachanowerin |
| Spanish | estajanovista |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does stakhanovite come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).