# Bengaluru

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌbɛŋ.ɡəˈlʊ.ɹuː/ · frequency rank #30,331

## Definitions
1. A megacity, the state capital of Karnataka, India.

## Etymology
From Kannada ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (beṅgaḷūru). The source of the name Bengaluru is usually attributed to [script needed] (benda-kāl-ūru, “town of boiled beans”) from Kannada folklore.

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbengaluru`, `begnaluru`, `benagluru`, `bengalluru`, `bengalruu`, `bengalurru`, `bengaluur`, `bengaulru`, `benggaluru`, `benglauru`, `benngaluru`, `bnegaluru`, `ebngaluru`

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