bahadur

noun

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"bahadur" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bahadur” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,134. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,134
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bahadur · bahadur · English

bahadur · rank #40,134 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,134
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH backfield

Nearest frequency peer: backfield (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “bahadur”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “bahadur” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bahadur
PropertyValue
Headwordbahadur
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#40,134
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “bahadur”

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).bahadurlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “backfield” (#40,133), “bakes” (#40,135), “Baca” (#40,132). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bahadur” is #40,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around bahadur, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,134 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for bahadur, with forms such as "abhadur", "baahdur", and "bahaddur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr. The correct English form is bahadur, spelled B-A-H-A-D-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
  2. 2
    A Mughal honorific connoting martial courage and valor, suffixed to name or title, which it raises by half a degree. Commonly bestowed upon loyal princes and victorious military commanders by Mughal emperors, and later by their British successors.

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abhadur
  • baahdur
  • bahaddur
  • bahadru
  • bahadurr
  • bahaudr
  • bahdaur
  • bahhadur
  • bbahadur
  • bhaadur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bahadur - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

abhadur2baahdur2bahaddur1bahadru2bahadurr1bahaudr2bahdaur2bahhadur1
Edit distance from "bahadur"

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 "bahadur"?
"bahadur" is spelled B-A-H-A-D-U-R.
What does "bahadur" mean?
As a noun, "bahadur" means: A warrior, especially a Turko-Mongol.
What are common misspellings of "bahadur"?
Common misspellings include "abhadur", "baahdur", "bahaddur", "bahadru", "bahadurr". The correct spelling is "bahadur".
What is the origin of the word "bahadur"?
Transliteration of Hindustani بہادر / बहादुर (bahādur, “brave, valiant”), from Classical Persian بهادر (bahādur). Doublet of bogatyr. 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 "bahadur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list