Pakistani

noun

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

The verdict

“Pakistani” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,040. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,040
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pakistani · Pakistani · English

Pakistani · rank #7,040 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,040
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pad

Nearest frequency peer: pad (-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 “Pakistani”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Pakistani” 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).

Pakistani vs Pakistan
89% similar

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

Key facts for Pakistani
PropertyValue
HeadwordPakistani
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,040
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Pakistani”

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).Pakistanilands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “pad” (#7,039), “precision” (#7,042), “oz” (#7,037). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Pakistani” is #7,040. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Pakistani, anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,040 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pakistani, with forms such as "apkistani", "paikstani", and "pakisatni". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Pakistan", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Pakistan + -i. The correct English form is Pakistani, spelled P-A-K-I-S-T-A-N-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The country’s Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, on Tuesday told reporters that Pakistanis could reduce their tea consumption by “one or two cups” per day as imports are putting additional financial strain on the government.

Etymology

From Pakistan + -i.

This word in other languages

pakistaní(Español)Pakistanais(Français)Pakistaner(Deutsch)paquistanês(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apkistani
  • paikstani
  • pakisatni
  • pakisstani
  • pakistain
  • pakistanni
  • pakistnai
  • pakisttani
  • pakitsani
  • pakkistani
  • paksitani
  • pkaistani
  • ppakistani

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apkistani2paikstani2pakisatni2pakisstani1pakistain2pakistanni1pakistnai2pakisttani1
Edit distance from "Pakistani"

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 "Pakistani"?
"Pakistani" is spelled P-A-K-I-S-T-A-N-I.
What does "Pakistani" mean?
As a noun, "Pakistani" means: A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent.
What words are commonly confused with "Pakistani"?
"Pakistani" is commonly confused with "Pakistan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Pakistani"?
From Pakistan + -i. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

precision#7,042orchestra#7,036privately#7,045Milwaukee#7,031

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

reasoning13 variantssecretly13 variantsstruggled13 variantscongrats13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list