Tirana

/tɪˈɹɑː.nə/

//tɪˈɹɑː.nə// name

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

The verdict

“Tirana” is uncommon English (frequency #52,676 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,676
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A municipality, the capital and largest city of Albania, located in the center of the country west of the mountain of Dajti on the plain of Tirana; it is the seat of its eponymous county and munici...

Corpus desk

Index EN-tirana · Tirana · English

Tirana · rank #52,676 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,676
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH timeslot

Nearest frequency peer: timeslot (-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 “Tirana”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tirana
PropertyValue
HeadwordTirana
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/tɪˈɹɑː.nə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,676
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Tirana” in English

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

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “timeslot” (#52,675), “theologically” (#52,674), “Tiwari” (#52,678). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Tirana” is #52,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tirana is uncommon English at frequency #52,676 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /tɪˈɹɑː.nə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Tirana has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Albanian Tiranë/Tirana. The correct English form is Tirana, spelled T-I-R-A-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A municipality, the capital and largest city of Albania, located in the center of the country west of the mountain of Dajti on the plain of Tirana; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.
  2. 2
    A county of Albania.

Etymology

From Albanian Tiranë/Tirana.

This word in other languages

Tirana(Español)Tirana(Français)Tirana(Deutsch)

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 "Tirana"?
"Tirana" is spelled T-I-R-A-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is /tɪˈɹɑː.nə/.
What does "Tirana" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tirana" means: A municipality, the capital and largest city of Albania, located in the center of the country west of the mountain of Dajti on the plain of Tirana; it is the seat of its eponymous county and munici...
How do you pronounce "Tirana"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tirana" is /tɪˈɹɑː.nə/. 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 "Tirana"?
From Albanian Tiranë/Tirana. 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 "Tirana", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Tiwari#52,678Terran#52,672Tobruk#52,680turpin#52,690

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list