# Bombay

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɒmˈbeɪ/ · frequency rank #12,011

## Definitions
1. The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India.
2. A locality in the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
3. A settlement south of Auckland, New Zealand.
4. A town in Franklin County, New York, United States.
5. A neighbourhood (Little Bombay) of Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

## Etymology
From Portuguese Bombaim, possibly from Marathi मुंबादेवी (mumbādevī, “goddess Mumba”) or from bom + baim. Most likely a combination of both.

## Easily confused with
- **bombs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombay-vs-bombs)
- **booby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombay-vs-booby)
- **bomber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombay-vs-bomber)
- **bombed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombay-vs-bombed)
- **bomb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bomb-vs-bombay)
- **boba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boba-vs-bombay)
- **bobby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bobby-vs-bombay)
- **bombard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bombard-vs-bombay)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbombay`, `bmobay`, `bobmay`, `bomaby`, `bombayy`, `bombbay`, `bombya`, `bommbay`, `obmbay`

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