Ambedkar
"ambedkar" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ambedkar” is uncommon English (frequency #50,931 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,931
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A transliteration of the Marathi surname आंबेडकर (āmbeḍkar).
Corpus desk
Index EN-ambedkar · Ambedkar · English
Ambedkar · rank #50,931 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,931
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH alternation
Nearest frequency peer: alternation (-2 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 “Ambedkar”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Alissa
Alissa
49,075 corpus weight
- Alix
Alix
49,074 corpus weight
- alternation
alternation
49,072 corpus weight
- Ambedkar
Ambedkar
49,070 corpus weight
- anachronism
anachronism
49,068 corpus weight
- Anglicans
Anglicans
49,065 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ambedkar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ambedkar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Ambedkar” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Ambedkar is uncommon English at frequency #50,931 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ambedkar, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Marathi आंबेडकर (āmbeḍkar). The correct English form is Ambedkar, spelled A-M-B-E-D-K-A-R.
Definition
- 1A transliteration of the Marathi surname आंबेडकर (āmbeḍkar).
- 2A transliteration of the Marathi surname आंबेडकर (āmbeḍkar).
Etymology
Transliteration of Marathi आंबेडकर (āmbeḍkar).
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).