# Calgary

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæl.ɡə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #9,857

## Definitions
1. The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
2. A village on the island of Mull, Scotland.

## Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic cala (“harbor”) + ghearraidh, genitive of gearraidh (“pasture”) (compare Old Norse garðr (“courtyard, enclosed space”)). The Canadian city was named after the village on Mull, Scotland.

## Easily confused with
- **clary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calgary-vs-clary)
- **canary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calgary-vs-canary)
- **cleary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calgary-vs-cleary)
- **Calvary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calgary-vs-calvary)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aclgary`, `caglary`, `calagry`, `calgarry`, `calgaryy`, `calgayr`, `calggary`, `calgray`, `callgary`, `ccalgary`, `clagary`

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