İsfahan

\is.fɑ.ˈhɑn\

/\is.fɑ.ˈhɑn\/ name

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The verdict

“İsfahan” 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
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ispahan.

Corpus desk

Index FR-isfahan · İsfahan · French

İsfahan · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "İ" 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 İsfahan
PropertyValue
Headwordİsfahan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\is.fɑ.ˈhɑn\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “İsfahan” sits in French frequency

İsfahan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French 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

İsfahan is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \is.fɑ.ˈhɑn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ispahan.".

No misspelling variants are generated for İsfahan in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is İsfahan, spelled İ-S-F-A-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ispahan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "İsfahan"?
"İsfahan" is spelled İ-S-F-A-H-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \is.fɑ.ˈhɑn\.
What does "İsfahan" mean?
As a proper noun, "İsfahan" means: Ispahan.
How do you pronounce "İsfahan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "İsfahan" is \is.fɑ.ˈhɑn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "İsfahan" 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