Pyongyang
\pjɔ̃ɡ.jɑ̃ɡ\
The verdict
“Pyongyang” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,493
- frequency rank, French
- 6,826
- “P” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de la Corée du Nord.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pyongyang · Pyongyang · French
Pyongyang · rank #26,493 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #26,493
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,826
- PHOTO-FINISH push
Nearest frequency peer: push (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Pyongyang”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- puceau
puceau
73,512 corpus weight
- pulpe
pulpe
73,511 corpus weight
- push
push
73,510 corpus weight
- Pyongyang
Pyongyang
73,508 corpus weight
- pénaliser
pénaliser
73,506 corpus weight
- péniblement
péniblement
73,505 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Pyongyang” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Pyongyang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \pjɔ̃ɡ.jɑ̃ɡ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #26,493 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “Pyongyang” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Pyongyang (IPA \pjɔ̃ɡ.jɑ̃ɡ\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,493 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pyongyang, with forms such as "poyngyang", "ppyongyang", and "pynogyang". 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 close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Pyongyang, spelled P-Y-O-N-G-Y-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Capitale de la Corée du Nord.
- 2Gouvernement de Corée du Nord.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Pyongyang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La circulation en ville est d’une irréelle fluidité, Pyongyang est la cité du « comme si » et il y a quelque chose de profondément ludique à observer, aux carrefours de larges artères sans fin, des jeunes femmes policières, petites, très minces, presque diaphanes sous leur casquette d’officier soviétique, qui, avec des gestes saccadés d’automate d’horloge…
Le Pyolmuri est un restaurant-café de style européen, qui a ouvert ses portes dans le centre de Pyongyang.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- poyngyang
- ppyongyang
- pynogyang
- pyognyang
- pyongayng
- pyonggyang
- pyongyagn
- pyongyangg
- pyongyanng
- pyongynag
- pyongyyang
- pyonngyang
- pyonygang
- pyyongyang
- ypongyang
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pyongyang - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pyongyang", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Pyongyang". Here's where to go from here.
- 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #26,493 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.