# Bihar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɪˈhɑɹ/ · frequency rank #20,045

## Definitions
1. A state in eastern India. Capital: Patna.

## Etymology
From Hindi बिहार (bihār), from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “temple; monastery”).

## Easily confused with
- **Bir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-bir)
- **boar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-boar)
- **Bohr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-bohr)
- **biker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-biker)
- **briar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-briar)
- **Bilal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-bilal)
- **biter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-biter)
- **binary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bihar-vs-binary)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bar-vs-bihar)
- **BIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bia-vs-bihar)
- **bear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bear-vs-bihar)
- **bias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bias-vs-bihar)
- **bhai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bhai-vs-bihar)
- **Bashar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bashar-vs-bihar)
- **Biggar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biggar-vs-bihar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbihar`, `bhiar`, `biahr`, `biharr`, `bihhar`, `bihra`, `ibhar`

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