Pradesh
/pɹəˈdeɪʃ/
"pradesh" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Pradesh” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,479. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #12,479
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state (administrative division) of the Republic of India.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pradesh |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pɹəˈdeɪʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,479 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Pradesh” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Pradesh (IPA /pɹəˈdeɪʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,479 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A state (administrative division) of the Republic of India.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pradesh, with forms such as "pardesh", "ppradesh", and "praddesh". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "prides", "Prakash", "parades", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hindi प्रदेश (pradeś). The correct English form is Pradesh, spelled P-R-A-D-E-S-H.
Definition
- 1A state (administrative division) of the Republic of India.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi प्रदेश (pradeś).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- pardesh
- ppradesh
- praddesh
- pradehs
- pradeshh
- pradessh
- pradseh
- praedsh
- prdaesh
- prradesh
- rpadesh
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pradesh - 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.
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.
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Using “Pradesh”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-R-A-D-E-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɹəˈdeɪʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “prides” - see the side-by-side comparison. Pradesh vs prides
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.