Annapurna

name

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"annapurna" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Annapurna” is uncommon English (frequency #50,937 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,937
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The Hindu goddess Durga.

Corpus desk

Index EN-annapurna · Annapurna · English

Annapurna · rank #50,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,937
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Anglicans

Nearest frequency peer: Anglicans (-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 “Annapurna”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Annapurna
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnnapurna
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#50,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Annapurna” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Annapurnafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Anglicans” (#50,936), “appel” (#50,939), “anachronism” (#50,933). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Annapurna” is #50,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Annapurna is uncommon English at frequency #50,937 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Annapurna in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā). The correct English form is Annapurna, spelled A-N-N-A-P-U-R-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The Hindu goddess Durga.
  2. 2
    A female given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.
  3. 3
    A massif in Nepal.

Etymology

From Sanskrit अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā).

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 "Annapurna"?
"Annapurna" is spelled A-N-N-A-P-U-R-N-A.
What does "Annapurna" mean?
As a proper noun, "Annapurna" means: The Hindu goddess Durga.
What is the origin of the word "Annapurna"?
From Sanskrit अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Annapurna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anglicans#50,936awesomely#50,950Babylonia#50,952ballpoint#50,956

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list