Shimla

/ˈʃɪmlə/

//ˈʃɪmlə// name

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"shimla" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Shimla” is uncommon English (frequency #60,463 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,463
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Corpus desk

Index EN-shimla · Shimla · English

Shimla · rank #60,463 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,463
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Shima

Nearest frequency peer: Shima (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Shimla”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Shimla” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Shimla
PropertyValue
HeadwordShimla
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈʃɪmlə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,463
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Shimla” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Shimlalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Shima” (#60,462), “Shirin” (#60,464), “shelve” (#60,461). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Shimla is uncommon English at frequency #60,463 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈʃɪmlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Shimla in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Hindi शिमला (śimlā). The correct English form is Shimla, spelled S-H-I-M-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi शिमला (śimlā).

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 "Shimla"?
"Shimla" is spelled S-H-I-M-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʃɪmlə/.
What does "Shimla" mean?
As a proper noun, "Shimla" means: A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.
How do you pronounce "Shimla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Shimla" is /ˈʃɪmlə/. 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 "Shimla"?
Transliteration of Hindi शिमला (śimlā). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Shimla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Shirin#60,464shelve#60,461shonda#60,466shonen#60,467

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list