# Toulouse

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /təˈluːz/ · frequency rank #21,966

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France.
2. A surname from French

## Etymology
Borrowed from French Toulouse. Compare Welsh twl (tumulus), Irish tulach, from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`otulouse`, `toluouse`, `toullouse`, `toulosue`, `touloues`, `toulousse`, `touluose`, `touoluse`, `ttoulouse`, `tuolouse`

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