# Calcutta

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kælˈkʌtə/ · frequency rank #14,486

## Definitions
1. Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India.
2. A resort in Suriname.

## Etymology
Anglicization of Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata), which is now rendered Kolkata.

## Common misspellings (10)
`aclcutta`, `caclutta`, `calccutta`, `calctuta`, `calcuta`, `calcutat`, `callcutta`, `caluctta`, `ccalcutta`, `clacutta`

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