Chittagong

/ˈtʃɪtəɡɒŋ/

//ˈtʃɪtəɡɒŋ// name

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"chittagong" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Chittagong” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,252
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-chittagong · Chittagong · English

Chittagong · rank #49,252 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,252
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH chewie

Nearest frequency peer: chewie (-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 “Chittagong”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Chittagong” 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 Chittagong
PropertyValue
HeadwordChittagong
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈtʃɪtəɡɒŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,252
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Chittagong”

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).Chittagonglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “chewie” (#49,251), “cinque” (#49,253), “claustrophobia” (#49,254). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Chittagong” is #49,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Chittagong (IPA /ˈtʃɪtəɡɒŋ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,252 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Chittagong, with forms such as "cchittagong", "chhittagong", and "chitagong". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Chittagong, spelled C-H-I-T-T-A-G-O-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Bangladesh.
  2. 2
    One of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh.
  3. 3
    One of the eleven districts in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.

Synonyms

Chittagong DivisionChittagong District

This word in other languages

Chittagong(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchittagong
  • chhittagong
  • chitagong
  • chitatgong
  • chittaggong
  • chittagnog
  • chittagogn
  • chittagongg
  • chittagonng
  • chittaogng
  • chittgaong
  • chtitagong
  • cihttagong
  • hcittagong

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cchittagong1chhittagong1chitagong1chitatgong2chittaggong1chittagnog2chittagogn2chittagongg1
Edit distance from "Chittagong"

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 "Chittagong"?
"Chittagong" is spelled C-H-I-T-T-A-G-O-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtʃɪtəɡɒŋ/.
What does "Chittagong" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chittagong" means: A city in Bangladesh.
What are common misspellings of "Chittagong"?
Common misspellings include "cchittagong", "chhittagong", "chitagong", "chitatgong", "chittaggong". The correct spelling is "Chittagong".
How do you pronounce "Chittagong"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chittagong" is /ˈtʃɪtəɡɒŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Chittagong" come from?
"Chittagong" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Chittagong", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cornucopia#49,263covariance#49,266crustacean#49,270blitzkrieg#49,223

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

burnished14 variantsBerkowitz14 variantsdiscerned14 variantsantifreeze14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list