# Damascus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dəˈmæskəs/ · frequency rank #13,131

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE.

## Etymology
From Latin Dāmascus, from Ancient Greek Δαμασκός (Damaskós), from a Semitic form akin to Hebrew דַּמֶּשֶׂק and Samalian 𐤃𐤌𐤔𐤒 (dmšq). Doublet of Dimashq.

## Common misspellings (12)
`admascus`, `daamscus`, `damacsus`, `damasccus`, `damascsu`, `damascuss`, `damasscus`, `damasucs`, `dammascus`, `damsacus`, `ddamascus`, `dmaascus`

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