pradhan

noun

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

The verdict

“pradhan” is uncommon English (frequency #55,029 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,029
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.

Key facts for pradhan
PropertyValue
Headwordpradhan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,029
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pradhan” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pradhan lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pradhan is uncommon English at frequency #55,029 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.".

No misspelling variants are generated for pradhan in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna). The correct English form is pradhan, spelled P-R-A-D-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna).

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 "pradhan"?
"pradhan" is spelled P-R-A-D-H-A-N.
What does "pradhan" mean?
As a noun, "pradhan" means: An official in parts of India, equivalent to vizier in rank and function.
What is the origin of the word "pradhan"?
From Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “pradhan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-R-A-D-H-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list