# Chennai

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃɛnaɪ/ · frequency rank #14,489

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.
2. A district of Tamil Nadu, India, containing most of metro Chennai.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil சென்னை (ceṉṉai).

## Common misspellings (8)
`cchennai`, `cehnnai`, `chenai`, `chenani`, `chennia`, `chhennai`, `chnenai`, `hcennai`

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