# Lebanon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɛbənən/ · frequency rank #7,021

## Definitions
1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Lebanese Republic. Capital: Beirut. Also (especially formerly) known as "the Lebanon".
2. A mountain range in the country of Lebanon, West Asia; in full, Mount Lebanon.
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## Etymology
The country's name comes from the name of the mountain range, which in turn comes from Biblical Hebrew לְבָנוֹן (ləḇānôn), from Proto-West Semitic *laban- (“white”) (compare Hebrew לָבָן (lāḇān, “white”), Arabic لَبَن (laban, “milk”)).

## Easily confused with
- **Lennon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lebanon-vs-lennon)

## Common misspellings (10)
`elbanon`, `lbeanon`, `leabnon`, `lebanno`, `lebannon`, `lebanonn`, `lebaonn`, `lebbanon`, `lebnaon`, `llebanon`

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