# Bruges

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɹuːʒ/ · frequency rank #36,903

## Definitions
1. The capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium.
2. A city and town in Gironde department, Aquitaine, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
3. A settlement in Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget commune, Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

## Etymology
From French Bruges, from Old French, from Old Dutch Bruges, Bruggas, Brugias, probably from brugga (“bridge”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Doublet of bridge and Brigg.

## Easily confused with
- **bugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruges-vs-bugs)
- **brute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruges-vs-brute)
- **Brunei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruges-vs-brunei)
- **Brutus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruges-vs-brutus)
- **brutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruges-vs-brutes)
- **bruises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruges-vs-bruises)
- **blues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blues-vs-bruges)
- **Bruce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-bruges)
- **brags** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brags-vs-bruges)
- **brakes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brakes-vs-bruges)
- **braves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braves-vs-bruges)
- **Briggs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briggs-vs-bruges)
- **braces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braces-vs-bruges)
- **brides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brides-vs-bruges)
- **bribes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bribes-vs-bruges)
- **Borges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/borges-vs-bruges)
- **bridges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bridges-vs-bruges)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbruges`, `brgues`, `brruges`, `bruegs`, `brugges`, `brugse`, `rbuges`

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