Pétrograd

\pe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad\

/\pe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad\/ name

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The verdict

“Pétrograd” is uncommon French (frequency #87,063 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,063
frequency rank, French
248,534
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom que porta Saint-Pétersbourg de 1914 à 1924.

Key facts for Pétrograd
PropertyValue
HeadwordPétrograd
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad\
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,063
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pétrograd” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Pétrograd lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pétrograd is uncommon French at frequency #87,063 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \pe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom que porta Saint-Pétersbourg de 1914 à 1924.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Pétrograd, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Pétrograd, spelled P-É-T-R-O-G-R-A-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom que porta Saint-Pétersbourg de 1914 à 1924.

Synonyms

LéningradSaint-Pétersbourg

This word in other languages

Petrograd(English)

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 "Pétrograd"?
"Pétrograd" is spelled P-É-T-R-O-G-R-A-D. The IPA pronunciation is \pe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad\.
What does "Pétrograd" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pétrograd" means: Nom que porta Saint-Pétersbourg de 1914 à 1924.
How do you pronounce "Pétrograd"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pétrograd" is \pe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pétrograd" come from?
"Pétrograd" 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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Using “Pétrograd”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-É-T-R-O-G-R-A-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pe.tʁɔ.ɡʁad\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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