Kobanî

name

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"kobani" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Kobanî” 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
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city in northern Syria.

Key facts for Kobanî
PropertyValue
HeadwordKobanî
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kobanî” sits in English frequency

Kobanî falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Kobanî is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city in northern Syria.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Kobanî in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic كوباني. The correct English form is Kobanî, spelled K-O-B-A-N-Î.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in northern Syria.

Etymology

From Arabic كوباني.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kobanî"?
"Kobanî" is spelled K-O-B-A-N-Î.
What does "Kobanî" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kobanî" means: A city in northern Syria.
What is the origin of the word "Kobanî"?
From Arabic كوباني. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Kobanî”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is K-O-B-A-N-Î - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list