Ispahán

[ispaˈãn]

/[ispaˈãn]/ name

The verdict

“Ispahán” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Importante ciudad de Irán. Son notables la bella Mezquita Masjid-i-Shah y la moderna planta de conversión de uranio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ispahan · Ispahán · Spanish

Ispahán · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Ispahán
PropertyValue
HeadwordIspahán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ispaˈãn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ispahán” sits in Spanish frequency

Ispahán falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ispahán is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ispaˈãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Importante ciudad de Irán. Son notables la bella Mezquita Masjid-i-Shah y la moderna planta de conversión de uranio.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Ispahán in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Ispahán, spelled I-S-P-A-H-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Importante ciudad de Irán. Son notables la bella Mezquita Masjid-i-Shah y la moderna planta de conversión de uranio.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ispahán"?
"Ispahán" is spelled I-S-P-A-H-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ispaˈãn].
What does "Ispahán" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ispahán" means: Importante ciudad de Irán. Son notables la bella Mezquita Masjid-i-Shah y la moderna planta de conversión de uranio.
How do you pronounce "Ispahán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ispahán" is [ispaˈãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ispahán" come from?
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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