# Dubai

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /duːˈbaɪ/ · frequency rank #6,231

## Definitions
1. A city in the United Arab Emirates; the capital of Dubai emirate.
2. An emirate of the United Arab Emirates.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic دُبَيّ (dubayy).

## Easily confused with
- **DUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-dui)
- **dubs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-dubs)
- **duma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-duma)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-dura)
- **Duran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-duran)
- **Duval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-duval)
- **Dugan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-dugan)
- **Dublin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-dublin)
- **Durban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-durban)
- **Dunbar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-dunbar)
- **Dubois** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-dubois)
- **Ducati** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-ducati)
- **dub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dub-vs-dubai)
- **dai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dai-vs-dubai)
- **dba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dba-vs-dubai)
- **dua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dua-vs-dubai)
- **dual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dual-vs-dubai)
- **Desai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/desai-vs-dubai)

## Common misspellings (6)
`dbuai`, `ddubai`, `duabi`, `dubbai`, `dubia`, `udbai`

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