Aurangzeb

name

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

The verdict

“Aurangzeb” is an uncommon English word, ranked #68,020 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#68,020
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.

Key facts for Aurangzeb
PropertyValue
HeadwordAurangzeb
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,020
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Aurangzeb” 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). Aurangzeb 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 Aurangzeb is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #68,020 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Aurangzeb, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Classical Persian اورنگزیب (awrang-zēb, literally “Ornament of the Throne”). The correct English form is Aurangzeb, spelled A-U-R-A-N-G-Z-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.

Etymology

From Classical Persian اورنگزیب (awrang-zēb, literally “Ornament of the Throne”).

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 "Aurangzeb"?
"Aurangzeb" is spelled A-U-R-A-N-G-Z-E-B.
What does "Aurangzeb" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aurangzeb" means: Muhyi'd-Din Muhammad (1618–1707), the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.
What is the origin of the word "Aurangzeb"?
From Classical Persian اورنگزیب (awrang-zēb, literally “Ornament of the Throne”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Aurangzeb”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-U-R-A-N-G-Z-E-B - 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