# Baltimore

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɔl.tɪˌmoɹ/ · frequency rank #4,916

## Definitions
1. An independent city in central Maryland, United States.
2. A number of other places in the United States:
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8. A coastal village in western County Cork, Ireland.

## Etymology
Named after Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. "Baltimore" itself is an anglicization of Irish baile an tí mhóir, "settlement of the big house."

## Easily confused with
- **Biltmore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baltimore-vs-biltmore)

## Common misspellings (13)
`abltimore`, `balitmore`, `balltimore`, `baltimmore`, `baltimoer`, `baltimorre`, `baltimroe`, `baltiomre`, `baltmiore`, `balttimore`, `batlimore`, `bbaltimore`, `blatimore`

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