# Middlesbrough

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɪdəlzbɹə/ · frequency rank #18,624

## Definitions
1. A town, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England, situated on the River Tees.

## Etymology
From Old English middel (“middle”) + Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of Middleburg and Middlebury. Cf. also Middelburg.

## Common misspellings (19)
`imddlesbrough`, `mdidlesbrough`, `middelsbrough`, `middlebsrough`, `middlesbbrough`, `middlesborugh`, `middlesbroguh`, `middlesbrouggh`, `middlesbroughh`, `middlesbrouhg`, `middlesbrrough`, `middlesbruogh`, `middlesrbough`, `middlessbrough`, `middllesbrough`, `middlsebrough`, `midldesbrough`, `midlesbrough`, `mmiddlesbrough`

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