Baku

/ˈbækuː/

//ˈbækuː// name

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

The verdict

“Baku” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,177. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,177
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Corpus desk

Index EN-baku · Baku · English

Baku · rank #29,177 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,177
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Baek

Nearest frequency peer: Baek (-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 “Baku”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Baku” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Baku vs bar
25% similar
Baku vs bay
25% similar
Baku vs ban
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Baku
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaku
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈbækuː/
Letters4
Frequency rank#29,177
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Baku”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Bakulands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Baek” (#29,176), “Bancroft” (#29,178), “barbershop” (#29,179). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Baku” is #29,177. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Baku (IPA /ˈbækuː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,177 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Baku, with forms such as "abku", "bakku", and "bauk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bar", "bay", "ban", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Classical Persian بَاکُو (bākū). For further etymology, see Baku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia The correct English form is Baku, spelled B-A-K-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Baku appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. COPs have been held in petrostates before. But fossil fuel interests appeared truly unleashed in Baku — potentially emboldened by the imminent arrival of Donald Trump in the White House, a man who has vowed to “drill, baby, drill” and pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement.

Etymology

From Classical Persian بَاکُو (bākū). For further etymology, see Baku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

This word in other languages

Bakú(Español)Bakou(Français)Baku(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abku
  • bakku
  • bauk
  • bbaku
  • bkau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Baku - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abku2bakku1bauk2bbaku1bkau2
Edit distance from "Baku"

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 "Baku"?
"Baku" is spelled B-A-K-U. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbækuː/.
What does "Baku" mean?
As a proper noun, "Baku" means: The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
What words are commonly confused with "Baku"?
"Baku" is commonly confused with "bar", "bay", "ban". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Baku"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baku" is /ˈbækuː/. 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 "Baku"?
From Classical Persian بَاکُو (bākū). For further etymology, see Baku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 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 "Baku", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Baek#29,176atta#29,174beal#29,182arty#29,169

Similar misspelling depth

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

bibi5 variantsyaya5 variantsvane5 variantsTogo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list