# Senegal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/ · frequency rank #17,714

## Definitions
1. A river on the border between Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa.
2. A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal.

## Etymology
Probably from a Portuguese transliteration of the name of the Zenaga (possibly from Arabic زنجي (“Zanj, Negro”), from Persian زَنگ (“Land of the Blacks”) Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the Serer language.

## Easily confused with
- **several** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senegal-vs-several)
- **sensual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senegal-vs-sensual)
- **Segal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/segal-vs-senegal)
- **Seneca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seneca-vs-senegal)

## Common misspellings (10)
`esnegal`, `seengal`, `seneagl`, `senegall`, `seneggal`, `senegla`, `sengeal`, `sennegal`, `sneegal`, `ssenegal`

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