# Brussels

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹʌsəlz/ · frequency rank #7,201

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels.
2. A region of Belgium. Official name: Brussels-Capital Region.
3. The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
4. A historical district of the German Reich. Official name: District of Brussels.
5. A historical republic of Western Europe; in full, Calvinist Republic of Brussels.
6. A historical county of Western Europe; in full, County of Brussels.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Dutch Brusselbor.
English Brussels
Borrowed from Dutch Brussel.
The metonymic meaning of Brussels as the European Union stems from the fact that the EU headquarters is based in Brussels.

## Easily confused with
- **busses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brussels-vs-busses)
- **bruises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bruises-vs-brussels)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbrussels`, `brrussels`, `brsusels`, `brusels`, `brusesls`, `brussells`, `brusselss`, `brussesl`, `brussles`, `burssels`, `rbussels`

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