Khartoum
/kɑː(ɹ)ˈtuːm/
"khartoum" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Khartoum” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #29,335 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #29,335
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of Sudan.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Khartoum |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /kɑː(ɹ)ˈtuːm/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,335 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Khartoum” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Khartoum is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɑː(ɹ)ˈtuːm/. Corpus data places it at rank #29,335 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The capital city of Sudan.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Khartoum, with forms such as "hkartoum", "kahrtoum", and "kharotum". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Possibly from Arabic خُرْطُوم (ḵurṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from Arabic قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”). The correct English form is Khartoum, spelled K-H-A-R-T-O-U-M.
Definition
- 1The capital city of Sudan.
Etymology
Possibly from Arabic خُرْطُوم (ḵurṭūm, “elephant trunk”), but more likely from Arabic قُرْطُم (qurṭum, “safflower”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hkartoum,kahrtoum,kharotum,kharrtoum,khartomu,khartoumm,kharttoum,khartuom,khatroum,khhartoum,khratoum,kkhartoum
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Khartoum - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Khartoum”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is K-H-A-R-T-O-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɑː(ɹ)ˈtuːm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.