# Qatar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɑtɑː/ · frequency rank #9,944

## Definitions
1. A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Arabic قَطَر (qaṭar).

## Easily confused with
- **Qatari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qatar-vs-qatari)
- **Qantas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qantas-vs-qatar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aqtar`, `qaatr`, `qatarr`, `qatra`, `qattar`, `qqatar`, `qtaar`

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