Aurangabad

name

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"aurangabad" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Aurangabad” is an uncommon English word, ranked #73,876 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#73,876
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A district of Maharashtra, India.

Key facts for Aurangabad
PropertyValue
HeadwordAurangabad
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,876
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aurangabad” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Aurangabad is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #73,876 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Aurangabad in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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: Ultimately from Persian اورنگآباد (Owrang-âbâd), named for اُوْرَنگزیب (Owrang-zib, “Aurangzeb”), the sixth Mughal emperor (r. 1658–1707). The correct English form is Aurangabad, spelled A-U-R-A-N-G-A-B-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A district of Maharashtra, India.
  2. 2
    A district of Bihar, India.
  3. 3
    A large city, the headquarters of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.

Etymology

Ultimately from Persian اورنگآباد (Owrang-âbâd), named for اُوْرَنگزیب (Owrang-zib, “Aurangzeb”), the sixth Mughal emperor (r. 1658–1707).

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 "Aurangabad"?
"Aurangabad" is spelled A-U-R-A-N-G-A-B-A-D.
What does "Aurangabad" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aurangabad" means: A district of Maharashtra, India.
What is the origin of the word "Aurangabad"?
Ultimately from Persian اورنگآباد (Owrang-âbâd), named for اُوْرَنگزیب (Owrang-zib, “Aurangzeb”), the sixth Mughal emperor (r. 1658–1707). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Aurangabad”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-U-R-A-N-G-A-B-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list