# Pashtun

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #43,304

## Definitions
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.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`apshtun`, `pahstun`, `pashhtun`, `pashtnu`, `pashttun`, `pashtunn`, `pashutn`, `passhtun`, `pasthun`, `ppashtun`, `psahtun`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pashtun