# Trafalgar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tɹəˈfælɡə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,404

## Definitions
1. A headland in the Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain.
2. A sea area centred on this cape
3. A famous naval battle once fought near the headland (1805); part of the Napoleonic Wars.
4. A town in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
From Arabic طَرَف الغَار (ṭaraf al-ḡār, literally “cape of laurel”). The place in Australia is named for the battle.

## Common misspellings (14)
`rtafalgar`, `tarfalgar`, `traaflgar`, `trafaglar`, `trafalagr`, `trafalgarr`, `trafalggar`, `trafalgra`, `trafallgar`, `traffalgar`, `traflagar`, `trfaalgar`, `trrafalgar`, `ttrafalgar`

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