# Egypt

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈiː.d͡ʒɪpt/ · frequency rank #3,294

## Definitions
1. A country in North Africa and West Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
2. A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
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## Etymology
From Middle English Egipt, from Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (see also the Mycenaean Greek ethnonym 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (“Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis”, literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ).

## Easily confused with
- **erupt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egypt-vs-erupt)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eggypt`, `egpyt`, `egyppt`, `egyptt`, `egytp`, `egyypt`, `eygpt`, `geypt`

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