Islamabad
/ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/
"islamabad" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Islamabad” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,116
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.
Corpus desk
Index EN-islamabad · Islamabad · English
Islamabad · rank #19,116 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,116
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 17,902
- PHOTO-FINISH irons
Nearest frequency peer: irons (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Islamabad”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- indexes
indexes
80,890 corpus weight
- intestinal
intestinal
80,888 corpus weight
- irons
irons
80,886 corpus weight
- Islamabad
Islamabad
80,885 corpus weight
- jock
jock
80,883 corpus weight
- kneeling
kneeling
80,880 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Islamabad” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Islamabad |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,116 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Islamabad” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Islamabad (IPA /ɪzˈlɑːməˌbɑːd/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,116 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Islamabad, with forms such as "ilsamabad", "isalmabad", and "islaambad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād). Equivalent to Islam + -abad. The correct English form is Islamabad, spelled I-S-L-A-M-A-B-A-D.
Definition
- 1The capital city of Pakistan, located within the Islamabad Capital Territory.
- 2The former name of Chittagong, a city in present-day Bangladesh.
Etymology
From Urdu اسلام آباد (islām ābād). Equivalent to Islam + -abad.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ilsamabad
- isalmabad
- islaambad
- islamaabd
- islamabadd
- islamabbad
- islamabda
- islambaad
- islammabad
- isllamabad
- islmaabad
- isslamabad
- silamabad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Islamabad - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Islamabad", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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.