Panjabi

Name: Panjabi, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/

//pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Panjabi” is uncommon English (frequency #90,818 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,818
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of Punjabi.

Corpus desk

Index EN-panjabi · Panjabi · English

Panjabi · rank #90,818 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-RARE #90,818
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH Packwood

Nearest frequency peer: Packwood (-2 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.

oversell

9,189
pacifico

9,186
Packwood

9,185
Panjabi

9,183
Parekh

9,181
Parmenides

9,180

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

Key facts for Panjabi
Property	Value
Headword	Panjabi
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#90,818
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Panjabi” in English

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).Panjabifalls in this rarity band:

#90,818

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Packwood” (#90,816), “Parekh” (#90,820), “pacifico” (#90,815). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Panjabi” is #90,818. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Panjabi is uncommon English at frequency #90,818 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of Punjabi.".

Panjabi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: See Punjabi. The correct English form is Panjabi, spelled P-A-N-J-A-B-I.

Definition

1
Alternative form of Punjabi.

Etymology

See Punjabi.

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 "Panjabi"?

"Panjabi" is spelled P-A-N-J-A-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is /pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/.

What does "Panjabi" mean?

As an adjective, "Panjabi" means: Alternative form of Punjabi.

How do you pronounce "Panjabi"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Panjabi" is /pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Panjabi"?

See Punjabi. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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