Punjab

Name: Punjab, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/

//pʌnˈdʒɑːb// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Punjab” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,445. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,445
frequency rank, English: 46,516
“P” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; I...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Punjab vs Punjabi

86% similar

Punjab vs puja

50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Punjab
Property	Value
Headword	Punjab
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/pʌnˈdʒɑːb/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#11,445
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Punjab” 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). Punjab lands here:

#11,445

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Punjab (IPA /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,445 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Punjab, with forms such as "pnujab", "ppunjab", and "pujnab". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Punjabi", "puja", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ / پنجاب (pañjāb), from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from پَنْج (panj, “five”) and آب (āb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the B… The correct English form is Punjab, spelled P-U-N-J-A-B.

Definition

1
A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.
2
A state in northern India. Capital: Chandigarh. Largest city: Ludhiana.
3
A province in Pakistan. Capital: Lahore.

Etymology

From Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ / پنجاب (pañjāb), from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from پَنْج (panj, “five”) and آب (āb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej and the Beas. The Persian term is a calque of Sanskrit पञ्चनद (pañcanada, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from पञ्च (pañca, “five”) and नद (nada, “river”).

This word in other languages

Penjab(Français)Punjab(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

pnujab
ppunjab
pujnab
punajb
punjabb
punjba
punjjab
punnjab
upnjab

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Punjab - 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.

Edit distance from "Punjab"

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 "Punjab"?

"Punjab" is spelled P-U-N-J-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/.

What does "Punjab" mean?

As a proper noun, "Punjab" means: A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; I...

What words are commonly confused with "Punjab"?

"Punjab" is commonly confused with "Punjabi", "puja". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Punjab"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Punjab" is /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/. 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 "Punjab"?

From Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬ / پنجاب (pañjāb), from Classical Persian پَنْجَاب (panjāb, “[Land of] the Five Rivers”), from پَنْج (panj, “five”) and آب (āb, “water”), referring to five rivers of the Punjab region: the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Sutlej... See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Punjab”

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

The one correct English spelling is P-U-N-J-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /pʌnˈdʒɑːb/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Punjabi” - see the side-by-side comparison. Punjab vs Punjabi
Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

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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.