# Kathmandu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌkæt.mænˈduː/ · frequency rank #25,445

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Nepal.

## Etymology
From Nepali काठमाडौं (kāṭhmāḍa͠u), from Sanskrit काष्ठमण्डप (kāṣṭhamaṇḍapa), from काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood”) + मण्डप (maṇḍapa, “pavilion”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`akthmandu`, `kahtmandu`, `kathamndu`, `kathhmandu`, `kathmadnu`, `kathmanddu`, `kathmanndu`, `kathmanud`, `kathmmandu`, `kathmnadu`, `katmhandu`, `katthmandu`, `kkathmandu`, `ktahmandu`

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