Azerbaïdjan
\a.zɛʁ.baj.dʒɑ̃\
The verdict
“Azerbaïdjan” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #20,369 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #20,369
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Région historique du nord-ouest de l’Iran, aujourd’hui divisée en trois provinces : la province d’Ardabil (capitale : Ardabil), l’Azerbaïdjan oriental (capitale : Tabriz) et l’Azerbaïdjan occidenta...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Azerbaïdjan |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \a.zɛʁ.baj.dʒɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #20,369 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Azerbaïdjan” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for Azerbaïdjan is 11 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \a.zɛʁ.baj.dʒɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,369 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Azerbaïdjan, with forms such as "aezrbaïdjan", "azebraïdjan", and "azerabïdjan". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Azerbaïdjan, spelled A-Z-E-R-B-A-Ï-D-J-A-N.
Definition
- 1Région historique du nord-ouest de l’Iran, aujourd’hui divisée en trois provinces : la province d’Ardabil (capitale : Ardabil), l’Azerbaïdjan oriental (capitale : Tabriz) et l’Azerbaïdjan occidental (capitale : Oroumieh).
- 2Pays du Caucase, bordé au nord par la Géorgie et la Russie, à l’est par la mer Caspienne, au sud par l’Iran, et à l’ouest par l’Arménie. Il compte six enclaves, dont cinq petites en Arménie (Barkhudarli, Karki, Yukhari Askipara, et Tatli du Sud A et B), et une grande, le Nakhitchevan, entre l’Arménie, l’Iran et la Turquie. Il inclut aussi deux exclaves : la petite arménienne d’Artsvashen, et le Haut-Karabagh (qui était auparavant une région autonome et maintenant une république indépendante de facto), et dont la capitale est Bakou.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aezrbaïdjan,azebraïdjan,azerabïdjan,azerbadïjan,azerbaïdajn,azerbaïddjan,azerbaïdjann,azerbaïdjjan,azerbaïdjna,azerbaïjdan,azerbbaïdjan,azerbïadjan,azerrbaïdjan,azrebaïdjan,azzerbaïdjan,zaerbaïdjan
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Azerbaïdjan - 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 “Azerbaïdjan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is A-Z-E-R-B-A-Ï-D-J-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \a.zɛʁ.baj.dʒɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.