# Columbus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəˈlʌmbəs/ · frequency rank #6,666

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A surname.
3. Christopher Columbus (1451?–1506), Italian explorer of the Americas.
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## Etymology
From Latin columbus (“a dove”). Doublet of Colombo. The verb is a reference to the Italian explorer.

## Easily confused with
- **columns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/columbus-vs-columns)
- **Columbia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/columbia-vs-columbus)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccolumbus`, `cloumbus`, `collumbus`, `colmubus`, `colubmus`, `columbbus`, `columbsu`, `columbuss`, `colummbus`, `columubs`, `coulmbus`, `oclumbus`

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