Afghanistan
Af·ghan·i·stan/æfˈɡænɪstæn/proper noun
Afghanistan is spelled A-F-G-H-A-N-I-S-T-A-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables (Af·ghan·i·stan). It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, Afghanistan means “A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Afghanistan?
| Letters | 11: A-F-G-H-A-N-I-S-T-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: Af·ghan·i·stan |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Afghanistan?
Afghanistan appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,838th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Afghanistan?
- British /æfˈɡænɪstæn/
- British /æfˈɡænɪstɑːn/
- US /æfˈɡænɪstæn/
Afghanistan has 4 syllables, split Af·ghan·i·stan in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Afghanistan.wav, En-us-Afghanistan.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Afghanistan
- Afganistan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Afghanistan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Afghanistan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense country:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Afghanistan |
| German | Afghanistan, Afganischtan |
| Portuguese | Afeganistão |
| Spanish | Afganistán |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.