Allahabad
/ˌæləhəˈbæd/
"allahabad" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Allahabad” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #37,795 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #37,795
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Former name of Prayagraj, a city and its encompassing district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Allahabad |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌæləhəˈbæd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #37,795 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Allahabad” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Allahabad is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæləhəˈbæd/. Corpus data places it at rank #37,795 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Former name of Prayagraj, a city and its encompassing district in Uttar Pradesh, India.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Allahabad, with forms such as "alahabad", "alalhabad", and "allaahbad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (Allāh-ābād), from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh) + Persian آباد (âbâd). Romanized form Allah + -abad. The correct English form is Allahabad, spelled A-L-L-A-H-A-B-A-D.
Definition
- 1Former name of Prayagraj, a city and its encompassing district in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian اللهآباد (Allāh-ābād), from Arabic اَللّٰه (allāh) + Persian آباد (âbâd). Romanized form Allah + -abad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alahabad,alalhabad,allaahbad,allahaabd,allahabadd,allahabbad,allahabda,allahbaad,allahhabad,allhaabad,lalahabad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Allahabad - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Allahabad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-L-A-H-A-B-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæləhəˈbæd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.