# Honduras

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hɒnˈdjʊə.ɹəs/ · frequency rank #12,990

## Definitions
1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish honduras (“depths”, referring to the deep waters off the northern coast).
It may also come from the alleged Columbus quote, "Gracias a Dios que hemos salido de esas honduras" ("Thank god we have departed from those depths"), said during his fourth and final voyage in 1502.

## Common misspellings (12)
`hhonduras`, `hnoduras`, `hodnuras`, `hondduras`, `hondruas`, `honduars`, `hondurass`, `hondurras`, `hondursa`, `honnduras`, `honudras`, `ohnduras`

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