# Durban

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɜː.bən/ · frequency rank #21,192

## Definitions
1. A city and seaport in KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
From D'Urban, from French d'Urbain, from Urbain, from Latin Urbanus, from urbanis, from urbs.
* The city in South Africa is named after Benjamin D'Urban.

## Easily confused with
- **Durga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durban-vs-durga)
- **Durham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durban-vs-durham)
- **Durbin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durban-vs-durbin)
- **durian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durban-vs-durian)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dura-vs-durban)
- **Dubai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubai-vs-durban)
- **Duran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duran-vs-durban)
- **Doran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doran-vs-durban)
- **Dugan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dugan-vs-durban)
- **Duncan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duncan-vs-durban)
- **durant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durant-vs-durban)
- **Dunbar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunbar-vs-durban)
- **Dorian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-durban)
- **Duggan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duggan-vs-durban)
- **Durand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/durand-vs-durban)
- **Dornan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dornan-vs-durban)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddurban`, `druban`, `dubran`, `durabn`, `durbann`, `durbban`, `durbna`, `durrban`, `udrban`

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