Peshawar

/pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/

//pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr// name

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"peshawar" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Peshawar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,527. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,527
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Corpus desk

Index EN-peshawar · Peshawar · English

Peshawar · rank #25,527 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,527
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pendleton

Nearest frequency peer: Pendleton (-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 “Peshawar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Peshawar” 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 Peshawar
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeshawar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,527
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Peshawar”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Peshawarlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Pendleton” (#25,526), “pesky” (#25,528), “pellet” (#25,525). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Peshawar” is #25,527. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Peshawar (IPA /pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,527 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Peshawar, with forms such as "epshawar", "pehsawar", and "pesahwar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Urdu پشاور (piśāvar), a corruption of Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura). The correct English form is Peshawar, spelled P-E-S-H-A-W-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu پشاور (piśāvar), a corruption of Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura).

This word in other languages

Peschawar(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epshawar
  • pehsawar
  • pesahwar
  • peshaawr
  • peshawarr
  • peshawra
  • peshawwar
  • peshhawar
  • peshwaar
  • pesshawar
  • ppeshawar
  • psehawar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Peshawar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

epshawar2pehsawar2pesahwar2peshaawr2peshawarr1peshawra2peshawwar1peshhawar1
Edit distance from "Peshawar"

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 "Peshawar"?
"Peshawar" is spelled P-E-S-H-A-W-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/.
What does "Peshawar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Peshawar" means: A city, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
What are common misspellings of "Peshawar"?
Common misspellings include "epshawar", "pehsawar", "pesahwar", "peshaawr", "peshawarr". The correct spelling is "Peshawar".
How do you pronounce "Peshawar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peshawar" is /pɛˈʃəˌwɑːr/. 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 "Peshawar"?
Borrowed from Urdu پشاور (piśāvar), a corruption of Classical Persian پَرَشَاوَر (parašāwar), ultimately from Sanskrit पुरुषपुर (puruṣapura). 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 "Peshawar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Poseidon#25,535rebuttal#25,547reliever#25,549Nazareth#25,494

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

palliative12 variantsretaliate12 variantsnominally12 variantsmonastic12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list