# Tyrol

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tɪˈɹoʊl/ · frequency rank #42,968

## Definitions
1. A state in western Austria. Capital: Innsbruck.
2. A geographic region in Central Europe including the state of Tyrol in Austria and the regions of South Tyrol and Trentino in Italy.

## Etymology
Maybe ultimately from Celtic *tir (“land”), from Proto-Celtic *tīros from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”), i.e. "dry land".

## Easily confused with
- **Tyson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyrol-vs-tyson)
- **Tyrone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyrol-vs-tyrone)
- **tol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tol-vs-tyrol)
- **Tyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyr-vs-tyrol)
- **tool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tool-vs-tyrol)
- **Troy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/troy-vs-tyrol)
- **tyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyre-vs-tyrol)
- **typo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/typo-vs-tyrol)
- **toro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toro-vs-tyrol)
- **trot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trot-vs-tyrol)
- **taro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taro-vs-tyrol)
- **throw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/throw-vs-tyrol)
- **troll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/troll-vs-tyrol)
- **tyres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyres-vs-tyrol)
- **tarot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarot-vs-tyrol)
- **typos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/typos-vs-tyrol)
- **throb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/throb-vs-tyrol)
- **Tyrell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tyrell-vs-tyrol)

## Common misspellings (8)
`tryol`, `ttyrol`, `tyorl`, `tyrlo`, `tyroll`, `tyrrol`, `tyyrol`, `ytrol`

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