Bajan

/ˈbeɪd͡ʒən/

//ˈbeɪd͡ʒən// noun

"bajan" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bajan” is uncommon English (frequency #88,093 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,093
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Barbadian.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bajan · Bajan · English

Bajan · rank #88,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,093
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bahu

Nearest frequency peer: bahu (-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 “Bajan”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bajan
PropertyValue
HeadwordBajan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbeɪd͡ʒən/
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Bajan” 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).Bajanfalls 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: “bahu” (#88,092), “Baptista” (#88,094), “Bareilly” (#88,095). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Bajan” is #88,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bajan is uncommon English at frequency #88,093 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbeɪd͡ʒən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Barbadian.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bajan in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: A clipping of Bar-Bajan, a phonetically spelled form of Barbadian. The correct English form is Bajan, spelled B-A-J-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Barbadian.

Etymology

A clipping of Bar-Bajan, a phonetically spelled form of Barbadian.

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 "Bajan"?
"Bajan" is spelled B-A-J-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbeɪd͡ʒən/.
What does "Bajan" mean?
As a noun, "Bajan" means: A Barbadian.
How do you pronounce "Bajan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bajan" is /ˈbeɪd͡ʒən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Bajan"?
A clipping of Bar-Bajan, a phonetically spelled form of Barbadian. 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 "Bajan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list