# Indianapolis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/ · frequency rank #9,349

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Indiana, United States and the county seat of Marion County, with which the city is consolidated.
2. IMS; Ellipsis of Indianapolis Motor Speedway (“The Brickyard”).

## Etymology
From English Indiana + Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis, “city state”), equivalent to Indiana + -polis.

## Common misspellings (17)
`idnianapolis`, `indainapolis`, `inddianapolis`, `indiaanpolis`, `indianaoplis`, `indianaplois`, `indianapoils`, `indianapoliss`, `indianapollis`, `indianapolsi`, `indianappolis`, `indiannapolis`, `indianpaolis`, `indinaapolis`, `inidanapolis`, `inndianapolis`, `nidianapolis`

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