# Brunei

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɹuːˈnaɪ/ · frequency rank #22,600

## Definitions
1. A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

## Etymology
From Malay Brunei, probably ultimately from Sanskrit वरुण (váruṇa), which also referred to the island of Borneo (a likely cognate to Brunei).

## Easily confused with
- **Bruno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brunei-vs-bruno)
- **brute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brunei-vs-brute)
- **brunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brunei-vs-brunt)
- **Bruni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brunei-vs-bruni)
- **brutes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brunei-vs-brutes)
- **Burundi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brunei-vs-burundi)
- **Bruce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruce-vs-brunei)
- **brine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brine-vs-brunei)
- **brunch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brunch-vs-brunei)
- **Brandi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brandi-vs-brunei)
- **Bruges** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruges-vs-brunei)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbrunei`, `brnuei`, `brrunei`, `brueni`, `brunie`, `brunnei`, `burnei`, `rbunei`

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