Abidjan

[abiˈd͡ʒaːn]

/[abiˈd͡ʒaːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Abidjan” is uncommon German (frequency #91,237 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,237
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Regierungssitz in der Elfenbeinküste

Key facts for Abidjan
PropertyValue
HeadwordAbidjan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[abiˈd͡ʒaːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#91,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Abidjan” sits in German 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). Abidjan lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Abidjan is uncommon German at frequency #91,237 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [abiˈd͡ʒaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regierungssitz in der Elfenbeinküste".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Abidjan, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Abidjan, spelled A-B-I-D-J-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regierungssitz in der Elfenbeinküste

This word in other languages

Abidjan(English)Abiyán(Español)Abidjan(Français)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abidjan"?
"Abidjan" is spelled A-B-I-D-J-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [abiˈd͡ʒaːn].
What does "Abidjan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Abidjan" means: Regierungssitz in der Elfenbeinküste
How do you pronounce "Abidjan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abidjan" is [abiˈd͡ʒaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Abidjan" come from?
"Abidjan" is a German 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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Using “Abidjan”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is A-B-I-D-J-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [abiˈd͡ʒaːn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list