# Bahamas

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bəˈhɑː.məz/ · frequency rank #14,276

## Definitions
1. An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

## Etymology
Disputed; probably from Spanish baja mar (“shallow sea”) or Taíno ba ha ma (“big upper middle land”), via Spanish.

## Easily confused with
- **bananas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahamas-vs-bananas)
- **Bahamian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahamas-vs-bahamian)
- **Bahama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahama-vs-bahamas)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abhamas`, `baahmas`, `bahaams`, `bahamass`, `bahammas`, `bahamsa`, `bahhamas`, `bahmaas`, `bbahamas`, `bhaamas`

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