# Madurai

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmʌðʊraɪ/ · frequency rank #49,477

## Definitions
1. A district of Tamil Nadu, India.
2. A city, the headquarters of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India, also the cultural capital of the state.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil மதுரை (maturai), from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁃 (maturai).

## Easily confused with
- **Maura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madurai-vs-maura)
- **maduro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madurai-vs-maduro)
- **Madras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madras-vs-madurai)
- **Madera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madera-vs-madurai)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amdurai`, `maddurai`, `madruai`, `maduari`, `maduria`, `madurrai`, `maudrai`, `mdaurai`, `mmadurai`

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