# Baghdad

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bæɡˈdæd/ · frequency rank #12,184

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Iraq.
2. A governorate of Iraq.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَغْدَاد (baḡdād), from Classical Persian بَغْدَاد (baġdād) (see there for more). Doublet of Bhagadatta (derived from Sanskrit भगदत्त (bhagadatta)).

## Common misspellings (11)
`abghdad`, `bagdhad`, `bagghdad`, `baghadd`, `baghdadd`, `baghdda`, `baghddad`, `baghhdad`, `bahgdad`, `bbaghdad`, `bgahdad`

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