# Strasbourg

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈstɹæzbɜːɡ/ · frequency rank #23,115

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.
2. The capital city of Bas-Rhin department, France; the capital city of the region of Grand Est; located in the historic region of Alsace, near the border with Germany and at various historical points a part of Germany.
3. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada.

## Etymology
From French Strasbourg, from Middle High German Strāzburc. Compare modern German Straßburg, equivalent to Straße (“street, road”) + Burg (“borough, fortified town, castle”).

## Easily confused with
- **Strasburg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strasbourg-vs-strasburg)

## Common misspellings (16)
`srtasbourg`, `sstrasbourg`, `starsbourg`, `strabsourg`, `strasbbourg`, `strasborug`, `strasbougr`, `strasbourgg`, `strasbourrg`, `strasbuorg`, `strasoburg`, `strassbourg`, `strrasbourg`, `strsabourg`, `sttrasbourg`, `tsrasbourg`

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