Teheran

name

"teheran" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Teheran” is uncommon English (frequency #67,887 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,887
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dated spelling of Tehran.

Key facts for Teheran
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeheran
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#67,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Teheran” 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). Teheran lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Teheran is uncommon English at frequency #67,887 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dated spelling of Tehran.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Teheran in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is Teheran, spelled T-E-H-E-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dated spelling of Tehran.

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 "Teheran"?
"Teheran" is spelled T-E-H-E-R-A-N.
What does "Teheran" mean?
As a proper noun, "Teheran" means: Dated spelling of Tehran.
What language does "Teheran" come from?
"Teheran" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Teheran”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is T-E-H-E-R-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list