# Angkor

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,521

## Definitions
1. A region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries.
2. Ellipsis of Angkor Wat.

## Etymology
From Khmer អង្គរ (ʼɑɑʼɑngkɔɔ, “Capital City”), from Sanskrit नगर (nagara, “city”). Doublet of negara and Nagari.

## Easily confused with
- **anglo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angkor-vs-anglo)
- **angler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angkor-vs-angler)
- **angora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angkor-vs-angora)
- **anger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anger-vs-angkor)
- **anchor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anchor-vs-angkor)

## Common misspellings (9)
`agnkor`, `anggkor`, `angkkor`, `angkorr`, `angkro`, `angokr`, `ankgor`, `anngkor`, `nagkor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/angkor