# Kannada

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌn.(n)ə.də/ · frequency rank #37,054

## Definitions
1. The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.
2. The alphasyllabary used to write the aforementioned language, along with Konkani and Tulu.

## Etymology
From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa). Doublet of Canara.

## Common misspellings (8)
`aknnada`, `kanada`, `kananda`, `kannaad`, `kannadda`, `kanndaa`, `kkannada`, `knanada`

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