# Brisbane

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɪzbən/ · frequency rank #7,422

## Definitions
1. A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.
2. A local government area in Queensland, the largest by population in Australia; in full, the City of Brisbane.
3. A river that flows through the city in Queensland; in full, the Brisbane River.
4. A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic bris (“break, smash”) + Old English bān (“bone”), a nickname given to someone who was often involved in fights, resulting in the breaking of bones. The city and river in Australia are named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, 1773–1860; governor of New South Wales (which at the time included the area of modern Queensland) from 1821 to 1825.

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbrisbane`, `birsbane`, `bribsane`, `brisabne`, `brisbaen`, `brisbanne`, `brisbbane`, `brisbnae`, `brissbane`, `brrisbane`, `brsibane`, `rbisbane`

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