ushanka
ushan·ka/uˈʃɑŋkə/noun
ushanka is spelled U-S-H-A-N-K-A: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ushan·ka). It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ushanka means “A traditional Russian fur cap with earflaps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ushanka is ushankas.
How many letters and syllables are in ushanka?
| Letters | 7: U-S-H-A-N-K-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ushan·ka |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ushanka?
Ushanka appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 ushanka?
- UK /uːˈʃɑːŋkə/
- US /uˈʃɑŋkə/
Ushanka has 2 syllables, split ushan·ka in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ushanka.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ushanka?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ushanka from its last stressed vowel (/ɑŋkə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ushanka
- ushankas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ushanka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Russian fur cap with earflaps.
I have no idea why he's wearing a ushanka in triple digit heat; bro's forehead must be drenched in sweat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ushanka in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional Russian fur cap with earflaps:
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 ushanka come from?
Borrowed from Russian уша́нка (ušánka), from у́ши (úši) (the accusative or nominative plural of у́хо (úxo, “ear”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), from *h₂ew- (“to see; to be aware of, perceive”) with a shift of meaning) + -а́нка (-ánka) (variant of -я́нка (-jánka, suffix forming names of specific objects)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).