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raghu

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "raghu", 5-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "raghu" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "raghu" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

Raghu is aEnglishname. It means: A legendary king of parts of India

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Key facts for Raghu
PropertyValue
HeadwordRaghu
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechName
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,674
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

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Position of Raghu in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Raghu is 5 letters long, classified as aname. Corpus data places it at rank #55,674 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for Raghu in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Sanskrit रघु (raghú). Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Raghu, spelled R-A-G-H-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A legendary king of parts of India
  2. 2
    A male given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रघु (raghú).

Frequency rank: #55,674 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Raghu"?
"Raghu" is spelled R-A-G-H-U.
What does "Raghu" mean?
As a name, "Raghu" means: A legendary king of parts of India
What is the origin of the word "Raghu"?
Borrowed from Sanskrit रघु (raghú). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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.