Djibouti

\dʒi.bu.ti\

/\dʒi.bu.ti\/ name

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The verdict

“Djibouti” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,290
frequency rank, French
404,891
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pays d’Afrique de l’est, bordé par l’Érythrée au nord, la mer Rouge à l’est, la Somalie au sud-est, et l’Éthiopie au sud-ouest.

Key facts for Djibouti
PropertyValue
HeadwordDjibouti
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\dʒi.bu.ti\
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,290
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Djibouti” sits in French frequency

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Djibouti (IPA \dʒi.bu.ti\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,290 among 404,891 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Djibouti, with forms such as "ddjibouti", "dijbouti", and "djbiouti". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Djibouti, spelled D-J-I-B-O-U-T-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pays d’Afrique de l’est, bordé par l’Érythrée au nord, la mer Rouge à l’est, la Somalie au sud-est, et l’Éthiopie au sud-ouest.
  2. 2
    Ville de ce pays, qui en est la capitale.

Synonyms

Côte française des Somalispays des bravesRépublique de DjiboutiSomalie françaiseTerritoire d’ObockTerritoire français des Afars et des Issas

This word in other languages

Djibouti(English)Yibuti(Español)Dschibuti(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddjibouti
  • dijbouti
  • djbiouti
  • djibbouti
  • djibotui
  • djibouit
  • djiboutti
  • djibuoti
  • djiobuti
  • djjibouti
  • jdibouti

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Djibouti - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddjibouti1dijbouti2djbiouti2djibbouti1djibotui2djibouit2djiboutti1djibuoti2
Edit distance from "Djibouti"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Djibouti"?
"Djibouti" is spelled D-J-I-B-O-U-T-I. The IPA pronunciation is \dʒi.bu.ti\.
What does "Djibouti" mean?
As a proper noun, "Djibouti" means: Pays d’Afrique de l’est, bordé par l’Érythrée au nord, la mer Rouge à l’est, la Somalie au sud-est, et l’Éthiopie au sud-ouest.
What are common misspellings of "Djibouti"?
Common misspellings include "ddjibouti", "dijbouti", "djbiouti", "djibbouti", "djibotui". The correct spelling is "Djibouti".
How do you pronounce "Djibouti"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Djibouti" is \dʒi.bu.ti\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Djibouti" come from?
"Djibouti" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Djibouti”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is D-J-I-B-O-U-T-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \dʒi.bu.ti\ (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

Same frequency band

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