# Astana

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əsˈtɑːnə/ · frequency rank #40,564

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Kazakhstan.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana), meaning capital, from Classical Persian آستانه (āstāna).

## Easily confused with
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astana-vs-aston)
- **asthma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/astana-vs-asthma)
- **Asta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asta-vs-astana)
- **Asian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asian-vs-astana)
- **ASEAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asean-vs-astana)
- **Aetna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aetna-vs-astana)
- **Alana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-astana)
- **Aslan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aslan-vs-astana)
- **Asada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asada-vs-astana)
- **Ariana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ariana-vs-astana)
- **arcana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcana-vs-astana)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asatna`, `asstana`, `astaan`, `astanna`, `astnaa`, `asttana`, `atsana`, `satana`

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