Burgundian
/bɜːˈɡʌndɪən/
"burgundian" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Burgundian” is an uncommon English word, ranked #72,156 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,156
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Burgundian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bɜːˈɡʌndɪən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #72,156 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Burgundian” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Burgundian is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /bɜːˈɡʌndɪən/. Corpus data places it at rank #72,156 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Burgundian in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Burgundy + -an. Compare Old English Burgendan (“Burgundians”). The correct English form is Burgundian, spelled B-U-R-G-U-N-D-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
- 2A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Etymology
From Burgundy + -an. Compare Old English Burgendan (“Burgundians”).
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); 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 “Burgundian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-U-R-G-U-N-D-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /bɜːˈɡʌndɪən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.