Nairobi

\nɛ.ʁɔ.bi\

/\nɛ.ʁɔ.bi\/ name

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The verdict

“Nairobi” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,622. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,622
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale du Kenya.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nairobi · Nairobi · French

Nairobi · rank #23,622 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,622
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH médocs

Nearest frequency peer: médocs (-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 « Nairobi »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Nairobi » 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 Nairobi
PropertyValue
HeadwordNairobi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\nɛ.ʁɔ.bi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#23,622
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Nairobi »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « médocs » (#23,621), « navales » (#23,623), « mystérieusement » (#23,620). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « Nairobi » est au #23,622. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Nairobi (IPA \nɛ.ʁɔ.bi\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,622 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Capitale du Kenya.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nairobi, with forms such as "anirobi", "naiorbi", and "nairboi". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Nairobi, spelled N-A-I-R-O-B-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale du Kenya.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. « Vous savez, à la pension de Nairobi, j’étais en avance sur toutes les autres filles, je l’ai vu tout de suite. J’aurais pu gagner une classe ou deux. Mais j’ai fait l’idiote pour être renvoyée au plus vite. Sinon, je me serais laissée mourir. »

This word in other languages

Nairobi(English)Nairobi(Español)Nairobi(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • anirobi
  • naiorbi
  • nairboi
  • nairobbi
  • nairoib
  • nairrobi
  • nariobi
  • niarobi
  • nnairobi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

anirobi2naiorbi2nairboi2nairobbi1nairoib2nairrobi1nariobi2niarobi2
Edit distance from "Nairobi"

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 "Nairobi"?
"Nairobi" is spelled N-A-I-R-O-B-I. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛ.ʁɔ.bi\.
What does "Nairobi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nairobi" means: Capitale du Kenya.
What are common misspellings of "Nairobi"?
Common misspellings include "anirobi", "naiorbi", "nairboi", "nairobbi", "nairoib". The correct spelling is "Nairobi".
How do you pronounce "Nairobi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nairobi" is \nɛ.ʁɔ.bi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nairobi" come from?
"Nairobi" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

navales#23,623murales#23,618novices#23,626passifs#23,636

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

montra9 variantsopéras9 variantsmentez9 variantspornos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list