# Bhutan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /buːˈtɑːn/ · frequency rank #25,680

## Definitions
1. A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Bhoutan, from Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān), from Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta, “Tibet”, literally “end of Tibet”); probably ultimately from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”) + Sanskrit अन्त (anta, “end”). Traditionally considered to be derived via Sanskrit भोटान्त (bhoṭānta), but that word is probably a Prakritism.

## Easily confused with
- **Busan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhutan-vs-busan)
- **brutal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhutan-vs-brutal)
- **Bhutto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhutan-vs-bhutto)
- **butane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhutan-vs-butane)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbhutan`, `bhhutan`, `bhtuan`, `bhuatn`, `bhutann`, `bhutna`, `bhuttan`, `buhtan`, `hbutan`

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