Punjab
\pun.ʒab\
The verdict
“Punjab” is uncommon French (frequency #82,374 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,374
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante de Pendjab.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Punjab |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \pun.ʒab\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #82,374 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Punjab” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Punjab is uncommon French at frequency #82,374 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \pun.ʒab\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de Pendjab.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Punjab in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Punjab, spelled P-U-N-J-A-B.
Definition
- 1Variante de Pendjab.
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.
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Using “Punjab”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-U-N-J-A-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.