Kandahar

Name: Kandahar, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\kan.da.aʁ\

/\kan.da.aʁ\/ name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Kandahar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,845
frequency rank, French: 737
“K” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville du sud de l’Afghanistan, capitale du pays sous le régime des talibans (1996-2001).

Corpus desk

Index FR-kandahar · Kandahar · French

Kandahar · rank #46,845 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #46,845
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 737
PHOTO-FINISH kama

Nearest frequency peer: kama (-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.

K2

53,159
kalash

53,158
kama

53,157
Kandahar

53,156
Kangoo

53,155
karcher

53,154

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

Key facts for Kandahar
Property	Value
Headword	Kandahar
Language	French
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	\kan.da.aʁ\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#46,845
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kandahar »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Kandaharse place ici:

#46,845

#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 « kama » (#46,844), « Kangoo » (#46,846), « kalash » (#46,843). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Kandahar » est au #46,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Kandahar (IPA \kan.da.aʁ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,845 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kandahar, with forms such as "akndahar", "kadnahar", and "kanadhar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Kandahar, spelled K-A-N-D-A-H-A-R.

Definition

1
Ville du sud de l’Afghanistan, capitale du pays sous le régime des talibans (1996-2001).
2
Province autour de cette ville.
3
Compétition de ski alpin organisée par le Kandahar Ski Club, ainsi nommé en raison du patronage du baron Roberts of Kandahar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

[La ville de] Kandahar est arrosée par deux canaux dérivés de l’Ourgandab, et traversée par plusieurs petits ponts.
Le marchand de Kandahar toutefois ne se pressait point. Il avait à satisfaire les rites de la courtoisie et par surcroît à exalter l’intérêt de son auditoire. Il savoura donc le thé, les gâteaux au miel, la confiture à la graisse de mouton et en loua son hôte.

This word in other languages

Kandahar(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

akndahar
kadnahar
kanadhar
kandaahr
kandaharr
kandahhar
kandahra
kanddahar
kandhaar
kanndahar
kkandahar
knadahar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kandahar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Kandahar"

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 "Kandahar"?

"Kandahar" is spelled K-A-N-D-A-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is \kan.da.aʁ\.

What does "Kandahar" mean?

As a proper noun, "Kandahar" means: Ville du sud de l’Afghanistan, capitale du pays sous le régime des talibans (1996-2001).

What are common misspellings of "Kandahar"?

Common misspellings include "akndahar", "kadnahar", "kanadhar", "kandaahr", "kandaharr". The correct spelling is "Kandahar".

How do you pronounce "Kandahar"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kandahar" is \kan.da.aʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Kandahar" come from?

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Same letter count

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