# Mandalay

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌmæn.dəˈleɪ/ · frequency rank #30,127

## Definitions
1. A city in central Burma (Myanmar)
2. A region of Burma (Myanmar)

## Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese မန္တလေး (manta.le:).

## Easily confused with
- **Mandela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandalay-vs-mandela)
- **manually** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandalay-vs-manually)
- **mandala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mandala-vs-mandalay)

## Common misspellings (12)
`amndalay`, `madnalay`, `manadlay`, `mandaaly`, `mandalayy`, `mandallay`, `mandalya`, `manddalay`, `mandlaay`, `manndalay`, `mmandalay`, `mnadalay`

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