# Timbuktu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tɪm.bʌkˈtuː/ · frequency rank #45,700

## Definitions
1. A city in central Mali.
2. Any proverbially distant or remote place.

## Etymology
Unclear. See Timbuktu § Toponymy.

## Common misspellings (12)
`itmbuktu`, `tibmuktu`, `timbbuktu`, `timbkutu`, `timbukktu`, `timbukttu`, `timbukut`, `timbutku`, `timmbuktu`, `timubktu`, `tmibuktu`, `ttimbuktu`

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