# Afghanistan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /æfˈɡɑːn.ɪˌstɑːn/ · frequency rank #4,817

## Definitions
1. A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.

## Etymology
From Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān), from اَفْغَان (afġān, “Afghan”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān, “-istan: land of”), equivalent to Afghan + -i- + -stan.

## Common misspellings (17)
`affghanistan`, `afgahnistan`, `afgghanistan`, `afghainstan`, `afghanisatn`, `afghanisstan`, `afghanistann`, `afghanistna`, `afghanisttan`, `afghanitsan`, `afghannistan`, `afghansitan`, `afghhanistan`, `afghnaistan`, `afhganistan`, `agfhanistan`, `faghanistan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/afghanistan