# Peterborough

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpiːtə(ɹ)bəɹə/ · frequency rank #21,614

## Definitions
1. A cathedral city, unitary authority, and borough of Cambridgeshire, England.
2. A town in South Australia, Australia.
3. A town on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia.
4. An independent city, the county seat of Peterborough County, Southern Ontario, Canada, named in honour of Peter Robinson.
5. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.

## Etymology
From Peter + -borough, referring to Saint Peter the Apostle. Doublet of Petersburg.

## Common misspellings (18)
`epterborough`, `peetrborough`, `petebrorough`, `peterbborough`, `peterboorugh`, `peterboroguh`, `peterborouggh`, `peterboroughh`, `peterborouhg`, `peterborrough`, `peterboruogh`, `peterbroough`, `peterobrough`, `peterrborough`, `petreborough`, `petterborough`, `ppeterborough`, `pteerborough`

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