# Belfast

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɛl.fæst/ · frequency rank #8,514

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
2. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
3. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
4. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
5. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
6. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
7. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
8. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
9. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
10. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
11. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
12. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
13. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
14. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
15. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
16. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.
17. A place named for either the city in Northern Ireland or another place also named as such.

## Etymology
From Irish Béal Feirste (literally “mouth of the River Farset”).

## Easily confused with
- **blast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belfast-vs-blast)
- **beast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-belfast)
- **ballast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballast-vs-belfast)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbelfast`, `beflast`, `belafst`, `belfasst`, `belfastt`, `belfats`, `belffast`, `belfsat`, `bellfast`, `blefast`, `eblfast`

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