# Bhopal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bəʊˈpɑːl/ · frequency rank #37,342

## Definitions
1. The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India.
2. The 1984 leak of toxic gas in this city, resulting in thousands of deaths and over half a million injuries.
3. A district of Madhya Pradesh, India, containing the city of the same name.
4. A former state in India, containing the city of the same name.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi भोपाल (bhopāl).

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbhopal`, `bhhopal`, `bhoapl`, `bhopall`, `bhopla`, `bhoppal`, `bhpoal`, `bohpal`, `hbopal`

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