Kabul

/ˈkɑːbəl/

//ˈkɑːbəl// name

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"kabul" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kabul” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,167
frequency rank, English
1,236
“K” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.

Corpus desk

Index EN-kabul · Kabul · English

Kabul · rank #17,167 · 7 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,167
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,236
  • PHOTO-FINISH Judah

Nearest frequency peer: Judah (-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 “Kabul”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Kabul” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Kabul vs Karl
60% similar
Kabul vs Kamal
60% similar
Kabul vs Karel
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Kabul
PropertyValue
HeadwordKabul
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkɑːbəl/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,167
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Kabul”

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).Kabullands 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 “Judah” (#17,166), “joyful” (#17,165), “kickoff” (#17,169). Among 1,236 “K” headwords, “Kabul” is #17,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Kabul (IPA /ˈkɑːbəl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,167 among 1,236 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kabul, with forms such as "akbul", "kabbul", and "kablu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Karl", "Kamal", "Karel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Classical Persian کَابُل (kābul), of unknown origin. See the Persian entry for more. The correct English form is Kabul, spelled K-A-B-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
  2. 2
    A province of Afghanistan.
  3. 3
    A river rising in the Hindu Kush of northeastern Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan and flowing roughly 700 kilometers before merging into the Indus river at Attock, Pakistan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کَابُل (kābul), of unknown origin. See the Persian entry for more.

This word in other languages

Kabul(Español)Kaboul(Français)Kabul(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akbul
  • kabbul
  • kablu
  • kabull
  • kaubl
  • kbaul
  • kkabul

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kabul - 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.

akbul2kabbul1kablu2kabull1kaubl2kbaul2kkabul1
Edit distance from "Kabul"

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 "Kabul"?
"Kabul" is spelled K-A-B-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɑːbəl/.
What does "Kabul" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kabul" means: The capital and largest city of Afghanistan.
What words are commonly confused with "Kabul"?
"Kabul" is commonly confused with "Karl", "Kamal", "Karel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Kabul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kabul" is /ˈkɑːbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Kabul"?
Borrowed from Classical Persian کَابُل (kābul), of unknown origin. See the Persian entry for more. 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 "Kabul", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Judah#17,166latex#17,173gorge#17,149modem#17,186

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

insure7 variantshoodie7 variantsgutted7 variantsfused7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list