# Bahrain

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɑː(h)ˈɹeɪn/ · frequency rank #13,097

## Definitions
1. An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الْبَحْرَيْن (al-baḥrayn, literally “the two seas”).

## Easily confused with
- **brain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahrain-vs-brain)
- **bargain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahrain-vs-bargain)
- **Balmain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahrain-vs-balmain)
- **Bahraini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahrain-vs-bahraini)

## Common misspellings (10)
`abhrain`, `baharin`, `bahhrain`, `bahrainn`, `bahrani`, `bahrian`, `bahrrain`, `barhain`, `bbahrain`, `bharain`

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