# Botswana

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɒtˈswɑːnə/ · frequency rank #21,146

## Definitions
1. A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.
2. A country in Southern Africa. Capital: Gaborone.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Tswana Botswana, from bo- + Tswana,
of uncertain origin.

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbotswana`, `bostwana`, `botsawna`, `botsswana`, `botswaan`, `botswanna`, `botswnaa`, `botswwana`, `bottswana`, `botwsana`, `btoswana`, `obtswana`

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