Tehran

/tɛˈɹæn/

//tɛˈɹæn// name

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

The verdict

“Tehran” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,694
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tehran · Tehran · English

Tehran · rank #12,694 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,694
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tally

Nearest frequency peer: tally (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Tehran”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Tehran” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tehran vs than
50% similar
Tehran vs Tran
67% similar
Tehran vs tern
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tehran
PropertyValue
HeadwordTehran
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/tɛˈɹæn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#12,694
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Tehran”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Tehranlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “tally” (#12,693), “termed” (#12,695), “Syracuse” (#12,692). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Tehran” is #12,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Tehran (IPA /tɛˈɹæn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,694 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tehran, with forms such as "ethran", "teharn", and "tehhran". 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. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "than", "Tran", "tern", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Diacriticless transliteration of Iranian Persian تِهران (tehrân), from Classical Persian تَهران (tahrān). See there for more. The correct English form is Tehran, spelled T-E-H-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.
  2. 2
    A county of Iran, around the city.
  3. 3
    Tehran Province, one of 31 provinces in Iran.
  4. 4
    The Tehran Conference (1943).
  5. 5
    The government of Iran.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Tehran appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Three days after the presidential elections, Tehran was in upheaval.

Etymology

Diacriticless transliteration of Iranian Persian تِهران (tehrân), from Classical Persian تَهران (tahrān). See there for more.

This word in other languages

Teherán(Español)Téhéran(Français)Teheran(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ethran
  • teharn
  • tehhran
  • tehrann
  • tehrna
  • tehrran
  • terhan
  • theran
  • ttehran

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tehran - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ethran2teharn2tehhran1tehrann1tehrna2tehrran1terhan2theran2
Edit distance from "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 "Tehran"?
"Tehran" is spelled T-E-H-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /tɛˈɹæn/.
What does "Tehran" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tehran" means: The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.
What words are commonly confused with "Tehran"?
"Tehran" is commonly confused with "than", "Tran", "tern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tehran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tehran" is /tɛˈɹæn/. 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 "Tehran"?
Diacriticless transliteration of Iranian Persian تِهران (tehrân), from Classical Persian تَهران (tahrān). See there for more. 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 "Tehran", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

termed#12,695sweets#12,691sexist#12,681vastly#12,712

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Suffolk9 variantsslammed9 variantswisely9 variantsrapist9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list