Sukhoi

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"sukhoi" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sukhoi” is uncommon English (frequency #75,456 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,456
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Russian aircraft manufacturer.

Key facts for Sukhoi
PropertyValue
HeadwordSukhoi
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,456
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sukhoi” 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). Sukhoi lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Sukhoi is uncommon English at frequency #75,456 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Sukhoi, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Сухо́й (Suxój), from сухо́й (suxój, “dry”). The correct English form is Sukhoi, spelled S-U-K-H-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Russian aircraft manufacturer.
  2. 2
    A transliteration of the Russian surname Сухо́й (Suxój).

Etymology

From Russian Сухо́й (Suxój), from сухо́й (suxój, “dry”).

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sukhoi"?
"Sukhoi" is spelled S-U-K-H-O-I.
What does "Sukhoi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sukhoi" means: A Russian aircraft manufacturer.
What is the origin of the word "Sukhoi"?
From Russian Сухо́й (Suxój), from сухо́й (suxój, “dry”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Sukhoi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-K-H-O-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list