Pondichéry

\pɔ̃.di.ʃe.ʁi\

/\pɔ̃.di.ʃe.ʁi\/ name

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The verdict

“Pondichéry” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,532
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville de l’Inde.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pondichery · Pondichéry · French

Pondichéry · rank #42,532 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,532
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH polars

Nearest frequency peer: polars (-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 « Pondichéry »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Pondichéry » 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 Pondichéry
PropertyValue
HeadwordPondichéry
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pɔ̃.di.ʃe.ʁi\
Letters10
Frequency rank#42,532
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Pondichéry »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Pondichéryse 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 « polars » (#42,531), « poppy » (#42,533), « pluraliste » (#42,530). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Pondichéry » est au #42,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Pondichéry (IPA \pɔ̃.di.ʃe.ʁi\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,532 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pondichéry, with forms such as "opndichéry", "pnodichéry", and "podnichéry". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Pondichéry, spelled P-O-N-D-I-C-H-É-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville de l’Inde.
  2. 2
    Ancien comptoir colonial français de 1673 à 1954.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Depuis notre dernière communication au sujet du Turnera ulmifolia, nous avons rencontré cette même plante sur un autre point de la ville de Pondichéry, nommé Pillaltottam.
  2. Elle était née à Pondichéry, d’un père philippin et d’une mère hindoue, l’un et l’autre de sang mêlé.

This word in other languages

Pondicherry(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opndichéry
  • pnodichéry
  • podnichéry
  • pondcihéry
  • ponddichéry
  • pondicchéry
  • pondichery
  • pondichhéry
  • pondichréy
  • pondichérry
  • pondichéryy
  • pondichéyr
  • pondicéhry
  • pondihcéry
  • ponidchéry
  • ponndichéry
  • ppondichéry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pondichéry - 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.

opndichéry2pnodichéry2podnichéry2pondcihéry2ponddichéry1pondicchéry1pondichery1pondichhéry1
Edit distance from "Pondichéry"

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 "Pondichéry"?
"Pondichéry" is spelled P-O-N-D-I-C-H-É-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \pɔ̃.di.ʃe.ʁi\.
What does "Pondichéry" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pondichéry" means: Ville de l’Inde.
What are common misspellings of "Pondichéry"?
Common misspellings include "opndichéry", "pnodichéry", "podnichéry", "pondcihéry", "ponddichéry". The correct spelling is "Pondichéry".
How do you pronounce "Pondichéry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pondichéry" is \pɔ̃.di.ʃe.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pondichéry" come from?
"Pondichéry" 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 "Pondichéry", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

proceedings17 variantsproposeront17 variantsphréatiques17 variantspseudonymes17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list