# Turkish

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɜː.kɪʃ/ · frequency rank #4,500

## Definitions
1. The official language of Turkey, Republic of Cyprus (alongside Greek) and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
2. Synonym of Turkic.

## Etymology
From Turk + -ish. Doublet of turquoise.

## Easily confused with
- **Trish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trish-vs-turkish)
- **Turkic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turkic-vs-turkish)
- **tarnish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarnish-vs-turkish)

## Common misspellings (11)
`trukish`, `tturkish`, `tukrish`, `turiksh`, `turkihs`, `turkishh`, `turkissh`, `turkkish`, `turksih`, `turrkish`, `utrkish`

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