Ramadan
/ɹæməˈdɑːn/
"ramadan" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ramadan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,191. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,191
- frequency rank, English
- 21,470
- “R” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ramadan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ɹæməˈdɑːn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,191 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ramadan” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Ramadan (IPA /ɹæməˈdɑːn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,191 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ramadan, with forms such as "armadan", "raamdan", and "ramaadn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān); see there for more. The correct English form is Ramadan, spelled R-A-M-A-D-A-N.
Definition
- 1The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.
- 2A male given name from Arabic, of Muslim usage.
Etymology
Transliteration of Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān); see there for more.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- armadan
- raamdan
- ramaadn
- ramadann
- ramaddan
- ramadna
- ramdaan
- rammadan
- rmaadan
- rramadan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ramadan - 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 “Ramadan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-A-M-A-D-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹæməˈdɑːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.