# Thessaloniki

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌθɛsələˈniːki/ · frequency rank #45,697

## Definitions
1. A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece.

## Etymology
From Greek Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníki), from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλονίκη (Thessaloníkē), named for Thessalonike daughter of Philip II, half-sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Cassander of Macedonia, from Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós, “Thessalian”) + νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”), possibly named for her birth on the anniversary of the Battle of Crocus Field.

## Common misspellings (16)
`htessaloniki`, `tehssaloniki`, `thesaloniki`, `thesasloniki`, `thessalloniki`, `thessalnoiki`, `thessaloinki`, `thessaloniik`, `thessalonikki`, `thessalonkii`, `thessalonniki`, `thessaolniki`, `thesslaoniki`, `thhessaloniki`, `thsesaloniki`, `tthessaloniki`

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