# Byzantium

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɪˈzæn.ti.əm/ · frequency rank #36,908

## Definitions
1. An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.
2. An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, with its capital at Constantinople; in full, Byzantine Empire.

## Etymology
From Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon), named after its legendary founder, Byzas.

## Easily confused with
- **Byzantine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/byzantine-vs-byzantium)

## Common misspellings (14)
`bbyzantium`, `byazntium`, `byyzantium`, `byzanitum`, `byzanntium`, `byzantimu`, `byzantiumm`, `byzanttium`, `byzantuim`, `byzatnium`, `byznatium`, `byzzantium`, `bzyantium`, `ybzantium`

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