volkhv

/ˈvoʊlxəv/

//ˈvoʊlxəv// noun

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

The verdict

“volkhv” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pre-Christian priest from Slavic cultures.

Corpus desk

Index EN-volkhv · volkhv · English

volkhv · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "V" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for volkhv
PropertyValue
Headwordvolkhv
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈvoʊlxəv/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “volkhv” in English

volkhvsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

volkhv is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈvoʊlxəv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for volkhv in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian волхв (volxv), and from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ). The correct English form is volkhv, spelled V-O-L-K-H-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    A pre-Christian priest from Slavic cultures.
  2. 2
    A priest from Slavic neopaganism.

Etymology

From Russian волхв (volxv), and from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "volkhv"?
"volkhv" is spelled V-O-L-K-H-V. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈvoʊlxəv/.
What does "volkhv" mean?
As a noun, "volkhv" means: A pre-Christian priest from Slavic cultures.
How do you pronounce "volkhv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "volkhv" is /ˈvoʊlxəv/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "volkhv"?
From Russian волхв (volxv), and from Old East Slavic вълхвъ (vŭlxvŭ). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list