# Bangladesh

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌbæŋ.ɡləˈdɛʃ/ · frequency rank #7,526

## Definitions
1. A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

## Etymology
From Bengali বাংলাদেশ (baṅladeś), from বাংলা (baṅla, “Bengali”) + দেশ (deś, “country”).

## Easily confused with
- **Bangladeshi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bangladesh-vs-bangladeshi)

## Common misspellings (16)
`abngladesh`, `bagnladesh`, `bangaldesh`, `banggladesh`, `bangladdesh`, `bangladehs`, `bangladeshh`, `bangladessh`, `bangladseh`, `banglaedsh`, `bangldaesh`, `banglladesh`, `banlgadesh`, `banngladesh`, `bbangladesh`, `bnagladesh`

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