# Madras

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈdɹæs/ · frequency rank #17,665

## Definitions
1. Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.
2. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Oregon, United States.

## Etymology
The etymology is uncertain; it may derive from Madraspattinam. See Wikipedia for several possible etymologies.

## Easily confused with
- **mars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-mars)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-mara)
- **marks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-marks)
- **mares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-mares)
- **Midas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-midas)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-maris)
- **marys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-marys)
- **Maura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-maura)
- **Madrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-madrid)
- **marais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-marais)
- **Madurai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-madurai)
- **maas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maas-vs-madras)
- **madam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madam-vs-madras)
- **madman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madman-vs-madras)
- **Madera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madera-vs-madras)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amdras`, `madars`, `maddras`, `madrass`, `madrras`, `madrsa`, `mardas`, `mdaras`, `mmadras`

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