Tacloban

/tɐkˈlo.bɐn/

//tɐkˈlo.bɐn// name

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"tacloban" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tacloban” is uncommon English (frequency #79,110 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,110
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

Key facts for Tacloban
PropertyValue
HeadwordTacloban
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/tɐkˈlo.bɐn/
Letters8
Frequency rank#79,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tacloban” 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). Tacloban lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Tacloban is uncommon English at frequency #79,110 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /tɐkˈlo.bɐn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.".

Tacloban doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish Tacloban, from Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”). The correct English form is Tacloban, spelled T-A-C-L-O-B-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish Tacloban, from Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”).

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 "Tacloban"?
"Tacloban" is spelled T-A-C-L-O-B-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /tɐkˈlo.bɐn/.
What does "Tacloban" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tacloban" means: A city, the provincial capital of Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
How do you pronounce "Tacloban"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tacloban" is /tɐkˈlo.bɐn/. 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 "Tacloban"?
From Spanish Tacloban, from Waray-Waray Tarakluban (“place of the taklub”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Tacloban”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is T-A-C-L-O-B-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /tɐkˈlo.bɐn/ (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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list