# Bengali

> English word · Adjective · IPA /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/ · frequency rank #22,008

## Definitions
1. Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.

## Etymology
Equivalent to Bengal + -i. Compare Assamese বঙালী (boṅali), Bengali বাঙালি (baṅali), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī), Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī).

## Easily confused with
- **Benghazi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bengali-vs-benghazi)
- **Bengal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bengal-vs-bengali)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbengali`, `begnali`, `benagli`, `bengail`, `bengalli`, `benggali`, `benglai`, `benngali`, `bnegali`, `ebngali`

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