# Bosphorus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɒs.fəɹ.əs/ · frequency rank #48,631

## Definitions
1. The narrow strait beside Istanbul, Turkey connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.

## Etymology
From medieval Latin Bosphorus, from Ancient Greek Βόσπορος (Bósporos).

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbosphorus`, `bopshorus`, `boshporus`, `bosphhorus`, `bosphorrus`, `bosphorsu`, `bosphoruss`, `bosphours`, `bosphrous`, `bospohrus`, `bospphorus`, `bossphorus`, `bsophorus`, `obsphorus`

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