Hindustan

[ˈhɪndustaːn]

/[ˈhɪndustaːn]/ name

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The verdict

“Hindustan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Indien, der indische Subkontinent

Corpus desk

Index DE-hindustan · Hindustan · German

Hindustan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Hindustan
PropertyValue
HeadwordHindustan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhɪndustaːn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hindustan” sits in German frequency

Hindustan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hindustan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈhɪndustaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Indien, der indische Subkontinent".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Hindustan, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Hindustan, spelled H-I-N-D-U-S-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indien, der indische Subkontinent

This word in other languages

Hindustan(English)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hindustan"?
"Hindustan" is spelled H-I-N-D-U-S-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhɪndustaːn].
What does "Hindustan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hindustan" means: Indien, der indische Subkontinent
How do you pronounce "Hindustan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hindustan" is [ˈhɪndustaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hindustan" come from?
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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