Durrani

noun

"durrani" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Durrani” is uncommon English (frequency #93,644 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,644
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A member of a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, anciently known as the Abdali.

Corpus desk

Index EN-durrani · Durrani · English

Durrani · rank #93,644 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,644
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH effectually

Nearest frequency peer: effectually (+7 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Durrani”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Durrani” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Durrani
PropertyValue
HeadwordDurrani
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#93,644
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Durrani” sits in English frequency

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).Durranilands 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 “effectually” (#93,651), “downswing” (#93,636), “EIU” (#93,652). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Durrani is uncommon English at frequency #93,644 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A member of a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, anciently known as the Abdali.".

Durrani has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Pashto دراني. The correct English form is Durrani, spelled D-U-R-R-A-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A member of a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, anciently known as the Abdali.

Etymology

From Pashto دراني.

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 "Durrani"?
"Durrani" is spelled D-U-R-R-A-N-I.
What does "Durrani" mean?
As a noun, "Durrani" means: A member of a prominent Sarbani Pashtun tribal confederation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, anciently known as the Abdali.
What is the origin of the word "Durrani"?
From Pashto دراني. 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 "Durrani", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list