# Bama

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbæmə/ · frequency rank #23,176

## Definitions
1. Nickname for Alabama: a state of the United States.
2. Ellipsis of University of Alabama.

## Etymology
Clipping of Alabama.

## Easily confused with
- **BM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bm)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bar)
- **bay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bay)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-ban)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bat)
- **BMW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bmw)
- **bra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bra)
- **bum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bum)
- **BMI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bmi)
- **BLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-blm)
- **Bea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bea)
- **BOM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bom)
- **Bas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bas)
- **boa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-boa)
- **bao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bao)
- **bla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bla)
- **BMX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bmx)
- **BPM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bpm)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bsa)
- **BPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bama-vs-bpa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`abma`, `baam`, `bamma`, `bbama`, `bmaa`

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