Maiduguri

name

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"maiduguri" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Maiduguri” is uncommon English (frequency #59,521 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,521
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-maiduguri · Maiduguri · English

Maiduguri · rank #59,521 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,521
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH malformed

Nearest frequency peer: malformed (+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 “Maiduguri”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Maiduguri
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaiduguri
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#59,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Maiduguri” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Maidugurifalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “malformed” (#59,522), “Madan” (#59,519), “mache” (#59,518). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Maiduguri” is #59,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Maiduguri is uncommon English at frequency #59,521 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The largest city and state capital of Borno State, Nigeria.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Maiduguri, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Maiduguri, spelled M-A-I-D-U-G-U-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    The largest city and state capital of Borno State, Nigeria.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Maiduguri appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. – They said she transferred to another university in the north, Zaria or Maiduguri, and completed her studies.

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 "Maiduguri"?
"Maiduguri" is spelled M-A-I-D-U-G-U-R-I.
What does "Maiduguri" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maiduguri" means: The largest city and state capital of Borno State, Nigeria.
What language does "Maiduguri" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maiduguri", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

malformed#59,522Maplewood#59,527maximally#59,533mustering#59,569

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list