# Bucharest

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌb(j)uːkəˈɹɛst/ · frequency rank #22,911

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Romania.
2. The capital and largest city of Ilfov County, Romania.
3. The Romanian government.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Бухаре́ст (Buxarést), from Romanian București, from Bucur (personal name) + -ești (patronymic, personal name suffix).

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbucharest`, `bcuharest`, `bucahrest`, `buccharest`, `buchaerst`, `bucharesst`, `bucharestt`, `bucharets`, `bucharrest`, `bucharset`, `buchharest`, `buchraest`, `buhcarest`, `ubcharest`

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