Uman
"uman" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Uman” is uncommon English (frequency #84,855 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,855
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city and raion of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uman · Uman · English
Uman · rank #84,855 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,855
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH Tyrwhitt
Nearest frequency peer: Tyrwhitt (-2 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 “Uman”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tympanic
tympanic
15,150 corpus weight
- Tyrian
Tyrian
15,149 corpus weight
- Tyrwhitt
Tyrwhitt
15,148 corpus weight
- Uman
Uman
15,146 corpus weight
- Umatilla
Umatilla
15,144 corpus weight
- unadjusted
unadjusted
15,142 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Uman” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Uman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #84,855 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Uman” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Uman is uncommon English at frequency #84,855 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city and raion of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Uman, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ukrainian У́мань (Úmanʹ). The correct English form is Uman, spelled U-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A city and raion of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine.
Etymology
From Ukrainian У́мань (Úmanʹ).
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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 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.