# Cairo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkaɪ.ɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #9,021

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Egypt.
2. A governorate of Egypt, containing the capital city.
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17. A community in the township of Dawn-Euphemia, Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Il Cairo, from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)

## Easily confused with
- **car** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-car)
- **Cao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-cao)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-cro)
- **care** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-care)
- **card** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-card)
- **cars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-cars)
- **carl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-carl)
- **cart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-cart)
- **carr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-carr)
- **Cara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-cara)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-cary)
- **carb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-carb)
- **carp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-carp)
- **camo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-camo)
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-cato)
- **Caro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-caro)
- **ciao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-ciao)
- **capo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-capo)
- **Clio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-clio)
- **carry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-carry)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aciro`, `caior`, `cairro`, `cario`, `ccairo`, `ciaro`

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