Niamey
/njɑːˈmeɪ/
"niamey" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Niamey” is uncommon English (frequency #86,568 among 24,391 “N” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,568
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of Niger.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Niamey |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /njɑːˈmeɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #86,568 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Niamey” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Niamey is uncommon English at frequency #86,568 among 24,391 “N” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /njɑːˈmeɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The capital city of Niger.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Niamey, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is Niamey, spelled N-I-A-M-E-Y.
Definition
- 1The capital city of Niger.
This word in other languages
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 “Niamey”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-I-A-M-E-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /njɑːˈmeɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.