Ajaccio

/əˈdʒæksɪəʊ/

//əˈdʒæksɪəʊ// name

"ajaccio" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ajaccio” is uncommon English (frequency #92,314 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,314
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital and largest city of Corsica, France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ajaccio · Ajaccio · English

Ajaccio · rank #92,314 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,314
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Airedale

Nearest frequency peer: Airedale (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Ajaccio”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ajaccio” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ajaccio
PropertyValue
HeadwordAjaccio
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/əˈdʒæksɪəʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,314
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Ajaccio” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Ajacciofalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Airedale” (#92,313), “Ahriman” (#92,312), “Alarcon” (#92,317). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Ajaccio” is #92,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ajaccio is uncommon English at frequency #92,314 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /əˈdʒæksɪəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The capital and largest city of Corsica, France.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ajaccio in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Ajaccio, spelled A-J-A-C-C-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital and largest city of Corsica, France.

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ajaccio"?
"Ajaccio" is spelled A-J-A-C-C-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈdʒæksɪəʊ/.
What does "Ajaccio" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ajaccio" means: The capital and largest city of Corsica, France.
How do you pronounce "Ajaccio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ajaccio" is /əˈdʒæksɪəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ajaccio" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list