shikoku

\ʃi.ko.ku\

/\ʃi.ko.ku\/ noun

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The verdict

“shikoku” is uncommon French (frequency #78,852 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,852
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Race de chien de type primitif et spitz, originaire d’une île du Japon, au poil dense.

Key facts for shikoku
PropertyValue
Headwordshikoku
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃi.ko.ku\
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,852
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “shikoku” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). shikoku lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

shikoku is uncommon French at frequency #78,852 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃi.ko.ku\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Race de chien de type primitif et spitz, originaire d’une île du Japon, au poil dense.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for shikoku, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is shikoku, spelled S-H-I-K-O-K-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Race de chien de type primitif et spitz, originaire d’une île du Japon, au poil dense.

Synonyms

chien de Kōchishikoku-inushikoku ken

This word in other languages

shikoku(English)Shikoku(Deutsch)

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 "shikoku"?
"shikoku" is spelled S-H-I-K-O-K-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃi.ko.ku\.
What does "shikoku" mean?
As a noun, "shikoku" means: Race de chien de type primitif et spitz, originaire d’une île du Japon, au poil dense.
How do you pronounce "shikoku"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "shikoku" is \ʃi.ko.ku\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "shikoku" come from?
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Using “shikoku”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-H-I-K-O-K-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃi.ko.ku\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list