vodka
/ˈvɑdkə/noun
vodka is spelled V-O-D-K-A: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, vodka means “A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of vodka is vodkas.
How many letters and syllables are in vodka?
| Letters | 5: V-O-D-K-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is vodka?
Vodka appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 vodka?
- /ˈvɒdkə/
- US /ˈvɑdkə/
Vodka has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-vodka.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vodka
- vodkas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vodka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.
- 2
A serving of the above beverage.
- 3
Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
- 4
slangA Russian.
- 5
slangRussian language.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of vodka (“Russian”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Vodka in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense clear distilled alcoholic liquor:
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 vodka come from?
Borrowed from Russian во́дка (vódka), from вода́ (vodá, “water”) + -ка (-ka, “-let: forming diminutives”). The archaic Russian name for vodka was хле́бное вино́ (xlébnoje vinó, “grain wine”); V.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).