Heijō
"heijo" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Heijō” 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
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of Pyongyang: the Japanese-derived name (during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century, now capital of North Korea).
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Index EN-heijo · Heijō · English
Heijō · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Heijō |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Heijō” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Heijō is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of Pyongyang: the Japanese-derived name (during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century, now capital of North Korea).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Heijō, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Japanese 平壤(へいじょう) (Heijō), the spelling 平壤 or its shinjitai form 平壌 are still used but now normally pronounced as ピョンヤン (Pyon'yan) in Japanese. The correct English form is Heijō, spelled H-E-I-J-Ō.
Definition
- 1Synonym of Pyongyang: the Japanese-derived name (during the Japanese occupation period in the early 20th century, now capital of North Korea).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Heijō appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Korean tradition relates that Kitse of China came into the peninsula and established his capital in the valley of the River Ta-Ton (Daido), on the site now occupied by Heijo (Pyengyang), in 1122 B.C.
Among investigations of ancient sites made by Japanese scholars in the Korean Peninsula during the past forty yeas, there are some which have attracted the attention of scholars of the world. One of these was the excavation of the Lo-lang sites of the Han dynasty centering about Heijōᵃ (P'ing-jang); the other was the discovery of the Kao-kou-li tombs with…
Etymology
From Japanese 平壤(へいじょう) (Heijō), the spelling 平壤 or its shinjitai form 平壌 are still used but now normally pronounced as ピョンヤン (Pyon'yan) in Japanese.
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.
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