# Pretoria

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pɹəˈtɔːɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #18,659

## Definitions
1. The administrative capital of South Africa.
2. the South African government

## Etymology
Named after Andries Pretorius (1798–1853).

## Easily confused with
- **pretrial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pretoria-vs-pretrial)
- **Peoria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peoria-vs-pretoria)

## Common misspellings (11)
`pertoria`, `ppretoria`, `preotria`, `pretoira`, `pretorai`, `pretorria`, `pretroia`, `prettoria`, `prretoria`, `prteoria`, `rpetoria`

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