Douchanbé

\du.ʃan.be\

/\du.ʃan.be\/ name

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville et capitale du Tadjikistan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-douchanbe · Douchanbé · French

Douchanbé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" 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 Douchanbé
PropertyValue
HeadwordDouchanbé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\du.ʃan.be\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Douchanbé » en français

Douchanbéreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Douchanbé is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \du.ʃan.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Douchanbé doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Douchanbé, spelled D-O-U-C-H-A-N-B-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville et capitale du Tadjikistan.
  2. 2
    Gouvernement du Tadjikistan.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Douchanbé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Pour autant, comme le décrit Eurasianet, Douchanbé est dans une posture délicate envers Kaboul. Le Tadjikistan exporte pour près de 45 millions de dollars d’électricité chaque année à l’Afghanistan, mais Kaboul est en déficit chronique de paiement.

Synonyms

Stalinabad

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Douchanbé"?
"Douchanbé" is spelled D-O-U-C-H-A-N-B-É. The IPA pronunciation is \du.ʃan.be\.
What does "Douchanbé" mean?
As a proper noun, "Douchanbé" means: Ville et capitale du Tadjikistan.
How do you pronounce "Douchanbé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Douchanbé" is \du.ʃan.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Douchanbé" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list