# Stockholm

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈstɒkhɒlm/ · frequency rank #10,284

## Definitions
1. A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.
2. The Swedish government.
3. A county of Sweden.
4. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
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6. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
7. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
8. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
9. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
10. A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
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## Etymology
From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading.

## Common misspellings (15)
`sotckholm`, `sstockholm`, `stcokholm`, `stocckholm`, `stochkolm`, `stockhholm`, `stockhlom`, `stockhollm`, `stockholmm`, `stockhoml`, `stockkholm`, `stockohlm`, `stokcholm`, `sttockholm`, `tsockholm`

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