Pashtun

adj

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"pashtun" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Pashtun” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,304. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,304
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), o...

Corpus desk

Index EN-pashtun · Pashtun · English

Pashtun · rank #43,304 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,304
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH particulates

Nearest frequency peer: particulates (-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 “Pashtun”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Pashtun” 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
Key facts for Pashtun
PropertyValue
HeadwordPashtun
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#43,304
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Pashtun”

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).Pashtunlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “particulates” (#43,303), “Oxnard” (#43,301), “penile” (#43,307). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Pashtun” is #43,304. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Pashtun, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,304 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), o...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pashtun, with forms such as "apshtun", "pahstun", and "pashhtun". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan. The correct English form is Pashtun, spelled P-A-S-H-T-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. “What about Zalmai?” he said. “It’s a good Pashtun name.”

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

This word in other languages

pastún(Español)paschtunisch(Deutsch)pastó(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apshtun
  • pahstun
  • pashhtun
  • pashtnu
  • pashttun
  • pashtunn
  • pashutn
  • passhtun
  • pasthun
  • ppashtun
  • psahtun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

apshtun2pahstun2pashhtun1pashtnu2pashttun1pashtunn1pashutn2passhtun1
Edit distance from "Pashtun"

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 "Pashtun"?
"Pashtun" is spelled P-A-S-H-T-U-N.
What does "Pashtun" mean?
As an adjective, "Pashtun" means: Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), o...
What are common misspellings of "Pashtun"?
Common misspellings include "apshtun", "pahstun", "pashhtun", "pashtnu", "pashttun". The correct spelling is "Pashtun".
What is the origin of the word "Pashtun"?
Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan. 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 "Pashtun", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

piecing#43,311outgrow#43,296ordinal#43,294Rayburn#43,329

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

mongoose11 variantsrulebook11 variantslittlest11 variantssilicate11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list