# Baku

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbækuː/ · frequency rank #29,177

## Definitions
1. The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

## Etymology
From Classical Persian بَاکُو (bākū). For further etymology, see Baku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Easily confused with
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bar)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bay)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-ban)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bat)
- **bam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bam)
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bas)
- **BYU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-byu)
- **bal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bal)
- **bao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bao)
- **bok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bok)
- **baz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-baz)
- **bap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bap)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bru)
- **BTU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-btu)
- **Bau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bau)
- **bank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bank)
- **base** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-base)
- **ball** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-ball)
- **band** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-band)
- **bike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baku-vs-bike)

## Common misspellings (5)
`abku`, `bakku`, `bauk`, `bbaku`, `bkau`

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