Istanbul

\i.stɑ̃.bul\

/\i.stɑ̃.bul\/ name

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The verdict

“Istanbul” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,523. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,523
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville et ancienne capitale de la Turquie, située de part et d'autre du détroit du Bosphore.

Corpus desk

Index FR-istanbul · Istanbul · French

Istanbul · rank #10,523 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,523
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH Israel

Nearest frequency peer: Israel (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Istanbul »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Istanbul » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Istanbul
PropertyValue
HeadwordIstanbul
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.stɑ̃.bul\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,523
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Istanbul »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Istanbulse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Israel » (#10,522), « jobs » (#10,524), « iranien » (#10,521). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Istanbul » est au #10,523. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Istanbul (IPA \i.stɑ̃.bul\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,523 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ville et ancienne capitale de la Turquie, située de part et d'autre du détroit du Bosphore.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Istanbul, with forms such as "isatnbul", "isstanbul", and "istabnul". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Istanbul, spelled I-S-T-A-N-B-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville et ancienne capitale de la Turquie, située de part et d'autre du détroit du Bosphore.

Synonyms

ByzanceConstantinopleDeuxième RomeTsargrad

This word in other languages

Istanbul(English)Estambul(Español)Istanbul(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • isatnbul
  • isstanbul
  • istabnul
  • istanbbul
  • istanblu
  • istanbull
  • istannbul
  • istanubl
  • istnabul
  • isttanbul
  • itsanbul
  • sitanbul

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Istanbul - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

isatnbul2isstanbul1istabnul2istanbbul1istanblu2istanbull1istannbul1istanubl2
Edit distance from "Istanbul"

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 "Istanbul"?
"Istanbul" is spelled I-S-T-A-N-B-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is \i.stɑ̃.bul\.
What does "Istanbul" mean?
As a proper noun, "Istanbul" means: Ville et ancienne capitale de la Turquie, située de part et d'autre du détroit du Bosphore.
What are common misspellings of "Istanbul"?
Common misspellings include "isatnbul", "isstanbul", "istabnul", "istanbbul", "istanblu". The correct spelling is "Istanbul".
How do you pronounce "Istanbul"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Istanbul" is \i.stɑ̃.bul\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Istanbul" come from?
"Istanbul" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Istanbul", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intégrés#10,520Hongrois#10,516Malaisie#10,534montants#10,539

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

enfoncer12 variantsdescendu12 variantsrassurant12 variantscraintes12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list