Kerala
\ke.ʁa.la\
The verdict
“Kerala” is uncommon French (frequency #56,063 among 110,375 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,063
- frequency rank, French
- 110,375
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de Kérala.
Corpus desk
Index FR-kerala · Kerala · French
Kerala · rank #56,063 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,063
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 110,375
- PHOTO-FINISH Kayla
Nearest frequency peer: Kayla (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Kerala”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- kaori
kaori
43,940 corpus weight
- Kayla
Kayla
43,939 corpus weight
- Kerala
Kerala
43,938 corpus weight
- Kiabi
Kiabi
43,937 corpus weight
- klara
klara
43,936 corpus weight
- kona
kona
43,935 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Kerala” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kerala |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \ke.ʁa.la\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,063 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kerala” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kerala is uncommon French at frequency #56,063 among 110,375 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ke.ʁa.la\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de Kérala.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Kerala, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Kerala, spelled K-E-R-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1Variante de Kérala.
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.
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 French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Kerala", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 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.