# Bilbao

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɪlˈbaʊ/ · frequency rank #31,456

## Definitions
1. The largest city in the Basque Country, in northern Spain, and capital city of the province of Biscay, Spain.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Bilbao, of Basque origin.

## Easily confused with
- **bimbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbao-vs-bimbo)
- **bilbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilbao-vs-bilbo)
- **Bilal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bilbao)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbilbao`, `biblao`, `bilabo`, `bilbbao`, `bilboa`, `billbao`, `blibao`, `iblbao`

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