aïkido

\aj.ki.do\

/\aj.ki.do\/ noun

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The verdict

“aïkido” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,596. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,596
frequency rank, French
6,727
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art martial créé par Morihei Ueshiba dans les années 1930 à partir de sa connaissance des arts martiaux traditionnels japonais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aikido · aïkido · French

aïkido · rank #46,596 · 7 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,596
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,727
  • PHOTO-FINISH aztèques

Nearest frequency peer: aztèques (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « aïkido »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « aïkido » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for aïkido
PropertyValue
Headwordaïkido
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\aj.ki.do\
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,596
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « aïkido »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).aïkidose place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « aztèques » (#46,595), « avouée » (#46,594), « baissera » (#46,598). Parmi 6,727 lemmes en « A », « aïkido » est au #46,596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around aïkido (IPA \aj.ki.do\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,596 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Art martial créé par Morihei Ueshiba dans les années 1930 à partir de sa connaissance des arts martiaux traditionnels japonais.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for aïkido, with forms such as "akïido", "aïikdo", and "aïkdio". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is aïkido, spelled A-Ï-K-I-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Art martial créé par Morihei Ueshiba dans les années 1930 à partir de sa connaissance des arts martiaux traditionnels japonais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how aïkido appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale voit apparaître un hiatus dans l’enseignement de tous les arts martiaux japonais, et l’aïkido est le premier en 1948 à pouvoir rouvrir les portes de ses dojos.

This word in other languages

aikido(English)aikido(Español)Aikido(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akïido
  • aïikdo
  • aïkdio
  • aïkiddo
  • aïkiod
  • aïkkido
  • ïakido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aïkido - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

akïido2aïikdo2aïkdio2aïkiddo1aïkiod2aïkkido1ïakido2
Edit distance from "aïkido"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aïkido"?
"aïkido" is spelled A-Ï-K-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is \aj.ki.do\.
What does "aïkido" mean?
As a noun, "aïkido" means: Art martial créé par Morihei Ueshiba dans les années 1930 à partir de sa connaissance des arts martiaux traditionnels japonais.
What are common misspellings of "aïkido"?
Common misspellings include "akïido", "aïikdo", "aïkdio", "aïkiddo", "aïkiod". The correct spelling is "aïkido".
How do you pronounce "aïkido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aïkido" is \aj.ki.do\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aïkido" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aïkido", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

avouée#46,594assoie#46,586bondés#46,610argilo#46,581

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

brava7 variantsaffilé7 variantsceint7 variantswaste7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list