Abidjan
\a.bi.d͡ʒɑ̃\
The verdict
“Abidjan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,895. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,895
- frequency rank, French
- 424,905
- “A” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Métropole et ancienne capitale de la Côte d’Ivoire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Abidjan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \a.bi.d͡ʒɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,895 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Abidjan” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Abidjan (IPA \a.bi.d͡ʒɑ̃\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,895 among 424,905 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Métropole et ancienne capitale de la Côte d’Ivoire.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abidjan, with forms such as "abbidjan", "abdijan", and "abidajn". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Abidjan, spelled A-B-I-D-J-A-N.
Definition
- 1Métropole et ancienne capitale de la Côte d’Ivoire.
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abbidjan,abdijan,abidajn,abiddjan,abidjann,abidjjan,abidjna,abijdan,aibdjan,baidjan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abidjan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Abidjan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-B-I-D-J-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.bi.d͡ʒɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.