# Leningrad

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɛn.ɪnˌɡræd/ · frequency rank #26,489

## Definitions
1. Former name of Saint Petersburg: a major city in Russia, from the time of Lenin's death in 1924 until 1991.
2. An oblast of Russia, which surrounds, but no longer contains, Saint Petersburg, its former administrative centre.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Ленингра́д (Leningrád), from Ле́нин (Lénin, “Lenin”) + град (grad, “city”). Named in honour of Vladimir Lenin.

## Common misspellings (14)
`elningrad`, `leinngrad`, `lenignrad`, `leningard`, `leninggrad`, `leningradd`, `leningrda`, `leningrrad`, `leninngrad`, `leninrgad`, `lennigrad`, `lenningrad`, `lleningrad`, `lneingrad`

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