# Hyderabad

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhaɪdəɹəbɑːd/ · frequency rank #14,965

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.
2. A district of Telangana, India.
3. A former state, landlocked in south-central India, which was ruled from 1724 until 1948 by a line of nizams.
4. A city in Sindh, Pakistan.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi हैदराबाद (haidarābād) / Urdu حَیْدَر آبَاد (haydar ābād), from हैदर (haidar) / حَیْدَر (haydar, “lion”) + -आबाद (-ābād) / آبَاد (ābād, placename suffix). Named in honour of the Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, nicknamed "Haidar" for his lion-like valour in battles.

## Common misspellings (14)
`hdyerabad`, `hhyderabad`, `hydderabad`, `hydearbad`, `hyderaabd`, `hyderabadd`, `hyderabbad`, `hyderabda`, `hyderbaad`, `hyderrabad`, `hydreabad`, `hyedrabad`, `hyyderabad`, `yhderabad`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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