bagh

noun

"bagh" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bagh” is uncommon English (frequency #57,228 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,228
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A type of enclosed garden common in south and south-eastern Asia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bagh · bagh · English

bagh · rank #57,228 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,228
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH backcourt

Nearest frequency peer: backcourt (-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 “bagh”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bagh
PropertyValue
Headwordbagh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#57,228
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bagh” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).baghfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “backcourt” (#57,227), “bandmate” (#57,229), “bantamweight” (#57,230). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bagh” is #57,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bagh is uncommon English at frequency #57,228 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A type of enclosed garden common in south and south-eastern Asia.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bagh, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Persian باغ (bâġ, “garden; orchard”). The correct English form is bagh, spelled B-A-G-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A type of enclosed garden common in south and south-eastern Asia.

Etymology

From Persian باغ (bâġ, “garden; orchard”).

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 "bagh"?
"bagh" is spelled B-A-G-H.
What does "bagh" mean?
As a noun, "bagh" means: A type of enclosed garden common in south and south-eastern Asia.
What is the origin of the word "bagh"?
From Persian باغ (bâġ, “garden; orchard”). 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 "bagh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list