# Belgium

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɛld͡ʒəm/ · frequency rank #5,575

## Definitions
1. A country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France. Official name: Kingdom of Belgium. Capital and largest city: Brussels.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. The Low Countries.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Belgium, from the name of the tribe of Belgae.

## Easily confused with
- **begum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/begum-vs-belgium)
- **Belgian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belgian-vs-belgium)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbelgium`, `beglium`, `belggium`, `belgimu`, `belgiumm`, `belguim`, `beligum`, `bellgium`, `blegium`, `eblgium`

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