# Sarajevo

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌsæ.ɹəˈjeɪ.voʊ/ · frequency rank #25,562

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river.
2. A canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Sarajevo, from Ottoman Turkish سرای, Turkish Saray-ovası, from saray (“palace”), from Persian سرای (sarây, “inn”).), and ova "plain, lowland".

## Common misspellings (11)
`asrajevo`, `saarjevo`, `saraejvo`, `sarajeov`, `sarajevvo`, `sarajjevo`, `sarajveo`, `sarjaevo`, `sarrajevo`, `sraajevo`, `ssarajevo`

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