Ipoh

name

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"ipoh" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ipoh” is uncommon English (frequency #72,433 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,433
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ipoh · Ipoh · English

Ipoh · rank #72,433 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,433
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Irenaeus

Nearest frequency peer: Irenaeus (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Ipoh”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Ipoh” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ipoh
PropertyValue
HeadwordIpoh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,433
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Ipoh” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Ipohfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Irenaeus” (#72,434), “invulnerability” (#72,431), “invincibles” (#72,430). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “Ipoh” is #72,433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ipoh is uncommon English at frequency #72,433 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ipoh, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Malay Ipoh, from ipuh (“upas (a tree local to Ipoh)”). The correct English form is Ipoh, spelled I-P-O-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia.

Etymology

From Malay Ipoh, from ipuh (“upas (a tree local to Ipoh)”).

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 "Ipoh"?
"Ipoh" is spelled I-P-O-H.
What does "Ipoh" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ipoh" means: The capital city of the state of Perak, Malaysia.
What is the origin of the word "Ipoh"?
From Malay Ipoh, from ipuh (“upas (a tree local to Ipoh)”). 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 "Ipoh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

inti#72,427IndE#72,420Iban#72,409Kyaw#72,479

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list