# Kolkata

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɒlˈkɑːtə/ · frequency rank #19,880

## Definitions
1. The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
2. A district of West Bengal, India.

## Etymology
From Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata); further etymology disputed. More on the Wikipedia page.

## Common misspellings (10)
`kkolkata`, `klokata`, `koklata`, `kolakta`, `kolkaat`, `kolkatta`, `kolkkata`, `kolktaa`, `kollkata`, `oklkata`

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