# bazaar

> English word · Noun · IPA /bəˈzɐː/ · frequency rank #17,766

## Definitions
1. A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls.
2. A shop selling articles that are either exotic or eclectic.
3. A fair or temporary market, often for charity.

## Etymology
From Middle French bazar or Italian bazar, from Ottoman Turkish بازار (bazar), from Persian بازار (bâzâr).

## Easily confused with
- **Bashar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashar-vs-bazaar)
- **bandar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bandar-vs-bazaar)

## Common misspellings (8)
`abzaar`, `baazar`, `bazaarr`, `bazar`, `bazara`, `bazzaar`, `bbazaar`, `bzaaar`

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