# Dhaka

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdæ.kə/ · frequency rank #22,353

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Bangladesh.
2. A district of Bangladesh, where the capital is located in.
3. A division of Bangladesh, where the district and the capital are located in.

## Etymology
From Bengali ঢাকা (ḍhaka).

## Easily confused with
- **drama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhaka-vs-drama)
- **Diana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhaka-vs-diana)
- **drake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhaka-vs-drake)
- **Dinka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhaka-vs-dinka)
- **dharma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhaka-vs-dharma)
- **Dhawan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dhaka-vs-dhawan)
- **dak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dak-vs-dhaka)
- **DHA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dha-vs-dhaka)
- **data** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/data-vs-dhaka)
- **Dana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dana-vs-dhaka)
- **dada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dada-vs-dhaka)
- **Dara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dara-vs-dhaka)
- **DACA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daca-vs-dhaka)
- **Dakar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dakar-vs-dhaka)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dahka`, `ddhaka`, `dhaak`, `dhakka`, `dhhaka`, `dhkaa`, `hdaka`

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