Peschawar

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The verdict

“Peschawar” 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 September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Corpus desk

Index DE-peschawar · Peschawar · German

Peschawar · 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 "P" 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 Peschawar
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeschawar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Peschawar“ im Deutschen

Peschawarschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Peschawar is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Peschawar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Peschawar, spelled P-E-S-C-H-A-W-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Administratives, wirtschaftliches und kulturelles Zentrum von Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ist die Millionenstadt Peschawar.“
  2. „Diesen Zerfall des Durrani-Reiches in eine Vielzahl kleiner Fürstentümer nutzte Ranjit Singh, indem er 1819 Kaschmir eroberte und 1823 sogar Peschawar einnahm.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Peschawar"?
"Peschawar" is spelled P-E-S-C-H-A-W-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Peschawar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Peschawar" means: Hauptstadt der pakistanischen Provinz Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
How do you pronounce "Peschawar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peschawar" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peschawar" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list