Ayutthaya

name

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

The verdict

“Ayutthaya” is an uncommon English word, ranked #82,066 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#82,066
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (the capital of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand).

Key facts for Ayutthaya
PropertyValue
HeadwordAyutthaya
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#82,066
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ayutthaya” 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). Ayutthaya 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 Ayutthaya is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #82,066 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Ayutthaya has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Thai อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa), derived from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā, “Ayodhya, the unconquerable citadel”). The correct English form is Ayutthaya, spelled A-Y-U-T-T-H-A-Y-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (the capital of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand).
  2. 2
    the Kingdom of Ayutthaya, one of the precursor states of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa), derived from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā, “Ayodhya, the unconquerable citadel”).

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 "Ayutthaya"?
"Ayutthaya" is spelled A-Y-U-T-T-H-A-Y-A.
What does "Ayutthaya" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ayutthaya" means: Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (the capital of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand).
What is the origin of the word "Ayutthaya"?
Borrowed from Thai อยุธยา (à-yút-tá-yaa), derived from Sanskrit अयोध्या (ayodhyā, “Ayodhya, the unconquerable citadel”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Ayutthaya”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-Y-U-T-T-H-A-Y-A - 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