# Beirut

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /beɪˈɹuːt/ · frequency rank #13,862

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city of Lebanon.
2. The drinking game of beer pong.

## Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بیروت (beyrût), from Arabic بَيْرُوت (bayrūt), ultimately from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤕 (brt /⁠bērūt⁠/), from Proto-West Semitic *biʾrāt- (“wells”). Doublet of Berytus and Beeroth.

## Easily confused with
- **Bert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beirut-vs-bert)
- **Beit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beirut-vs-beit)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beirut-vs-brut)
- **beret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beirut-vs-beret)
- **beaut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaut-vs-beirut)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbeirut`, `beirrut`, `beirtu`, `beirutt`, `beiurt`, `beriut`, `bierut`, `ebirut`

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