Bujumbura

/ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊəɹə/

//ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊəɹə// name

"bujumbura" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bujumbura” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The largest city, and former capital, of Burundi.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bujumbura · Bujumbura · English

Bujumbura · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Bujumbura
PropertyValue
HeadwordBujumbura
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊəɹə/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Bujumbura” in English

Bujumburaranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bujumbura is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊəɹə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The largest city, and former capital, of Burundi.".

Bujumbura has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Bujumbura, spelled B-U-J-U-M-B-U-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The largest city, and former capital, of Burundi.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bujumbura"?
"Bujumbura" is spelled B-U-J-U-M-B-U-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊəɹə/.
What does "Bujumbura" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bujumbura" means: The largest city, and former capital, of Burundi.
How do you pronounce "Bujumbura"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bujumbura" is /ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊəɹə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bujumbura" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list