Baghdad
/bæɡˈdæd/
"baghdad" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Baghdad” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,184. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,184
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of Iraq.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Baghdad |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /bæɡˈdæd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,184 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Baghdad” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Baghdad (IPA /bæɡˈdæd/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,184 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Baghdad, with forms such as "abghdad", "bagdhad", and "bagghdad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta (derived from Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)). The correct English form is Baghdad, spelled B-A-G-H-D-A-D.
Definition
- 1The capital city of Iraq.
- 2A governorate of Iraq.
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta (derived from Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abghdad
- bagdhad
- bagghdad
- baghadd
- baghdadd
- baghdda
- baghddad
- baghhdad
- bahgdad
- bbaghdad
- bgahdad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Baghdad - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Baghdad”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-A-G-H-D-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bæɡˈdæd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.