Puducherry
/ˌpʊdʊˈt͡ʃɛɹi/
"puducherry" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Puducherry” is uncommon English (frequency #95,309 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,309
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Puducherry |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌpʊdʊˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #95,309 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Puducherry” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Puducherry is uncommon English at frequency #95,309 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌpʊdʊˈt͡ʃɛɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Puducherry, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri, literally “new town”), reinforcing with the former name Pondicherry. The correct English form is Puducherry, spelled P-U-D-U-C-H-E-R-R-Y.
Definition
- 1A union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
- 2The capital city of the union territory of Puducherry, India.
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil புதுச்சேரி (putuccēri, literally “new town”), reinforcing with the former name Pondicherry.
Synonyms
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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 “Puducherry”
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- The one correct English spelling is P-U-D-U-C-H-E-R-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌpʊdʊˈt͡ʃɛɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.