kodak

\kɔ.dak\

/\kɔ.dak\/ noun

The verdict

“kodak” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,464. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,464
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Appareil photo portatif.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kodak · kodak · French

kodak · rank #36,464 · 7 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,464
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH kippa

Nearest frequency peer: kippa (-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 « kodak »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « kodak » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kodak vs kayak
60% similar
kodak vs Kidal
40% similar
kodak vs kanak
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kodak
PropertyValue
Headwordkodak
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\kɔ.dak\
Letters5
Frequency rank#36,464
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « kodak »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.kodakse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « kippa » (#36,463), « laids » (#36,465), « kiffé » (#36,462). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « kodak » est au #36,464. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around kodak (IPA \kɔ.dak\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,464 among 737 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Appareil photo portatif.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for kodak, with forms such as "kdoak", "kkodak", and "koadk". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "kayak", "Kidal", "kanak", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is kodak, spelled K-O-D-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Appareil photo portatif.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] un fin haïk blanc, majestueusement drapé sur la personne de quelque fonctionnaire maure, détonne presque autant que les fraîches toilettes des dames de la colonie européenne ou l’équipement des touristes cockneys qui envahissent la ville à l’arrivée du steamer de Londres : topis de liège, knicker-bockers, pipes courtes et kodaks braqués impitoyablemen…
  2. Sur la couchette au capitonnage écarlate, il y avait deux couvertures et un kodak, et, dans un coin, au fond de la nacelle, un gobelet et une bouteille de champagne vide.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • kdoak
  • kkodak
  • koadk
  • kodakk
  • koddak
  • kodka
  • okdak

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kodak - 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.

kdoak2kkodak1koadk2kodakk1koddak1kodka2okdak2
Edit distance from "kodak"

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 "kodak"?
"kodak" is spelled K-O-D-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is \kɔ.dak\.
What does "kodak" mean?
As a noun, "kodak" means: Appareil photo portatif.
What words are commonly confused with "kodak"?
"kodak" is commonly confused with "kayak", "Kidal", "kanak". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kodak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kodak" is \kɔ.dak\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kodak" come from?
"kodak" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list