Worst Spellings Accepted for Every World Capital (not a quiz)

Submitted by Basaball on March 18, 2026
Here are mine. What are your faves?

Kabul

Tarranna

Allgiirs

Levela

Luanda

St. Johns

Beenoes Ares

Yaraven

Canbara

Veina

Baku

Nassua

Manama

Dacca

Bridgeton

Minsk

Brusles

Bellmipen

Cotenuo

Thimpu

La Paz

Sarejavo

Gabbarrone

Brazilea

BSB

Sophia

Oauga

Kitinga

Penom Phenh

Yoooooooonde

Otewa

Praia

Bangiu

Ndjimana

Santiago

Biejing

Bigota

Moroni

San Jose

Zagreb

Havanna

Lefkosa

Pragee

Kinsasha

Kobenhavn

Djebuoti

Rosseeu

Santo Domingo

Dilli

Quito

Ciaro

San Salvador

Djibloho

Asmara

Talinn

Mabane

Addis

Pallakir

Suva

Helsingfors

Paris

Libraville

Banjul

Tpalisi

Berlin

Acra

Athens

St. George

Gaatamala

Conarrckey

Basua

Georgetown

Porto-oo-aa-uu-Prince

Tagucellgilpa

Budapest

Rackckck-a-mogo Giggle-bits McVec

Dehli

Jakarta

Tran

Bhagdad

Baileathcliath

Juruselam

Roma

Yammuouosuouockckckro

Kingstown

Tokyo

Aman

Nor-Sououltan

Niarobi

Tarrawa

Prishtina

Kuwait

Bishckckckckckckckckckeck

Veiienteain

Riga

Bierut

Mesaru

Monrovia

Trippolli

Vaduz

Villnios

Luxembeerg

Antannanananananananananananananrrevo

Lolongwe

Koola Loampear

Male

Bommako

Valata

Mijuro

Naahhot

Pt. Luois

Ciuuidad Mexico

Chisanoa

Maneco

Uloonbattoaur

Podgoraca

Rabbat

Maputo

Napeaitaw

Windheeeeok

Yaren

Katmandu

Amsterdam

Wellington

Mannagau

Naaiimy

Abuja

Pyongyang

Skopje

Oslo

Muscat

Islamabad

Mealleakooeok

Panama

Acuncsion

Lima

Mannilla

Warszawa

Lisboa

Doha

Brazavile

Buciresti

Moskva

Kegalli

Basatere

Castreeis

Kingston

Apia

San Marino

Soo Tome

Riyhadh

Dakar

Belgrade

Victoria

Freeton

Singopore

Brateslava

Lubjbana

Honeerra

Mogandishu

Bleemfontaan

Seul

Juba

Madrid

Sri Johnny Appleseed Tempura

Kartuom

Parramarrembo

Stokkolm

Bern

Damasceeos

Tiaiapei

Dushanbe

Didoma

Bangckock

Lome

Nuckaoolufa

Port-of-Spain

Tunis

Ancyra

Ashghkabad

Funnafutti

Kampalla

Kiev

Abudabi

London

DC

Montavideo

Tashkent

Porrtvilla

The Holy See

Carracooes

Hanoi

Sana

Lusaka

Harare

10 Comments
+2
Level 61
Mar 18, 2026
DC is bad, it is what a lot of people actually call Washington DC.

I hate Sana because I want to keep typing the full thing, Sana'a, not Sana

+1
Level 52
Mar 18, 2026
It was either DC or Washington. Also, a lot of them are the same as their actual names because there is no other option.
+1
Level 61
Mar 18, 2026
Okay, Sana is still bad.
+3
Level 57
Mar 18, 2026
Kabul...
+1
Level 52
Mar 18, 2026
No other accepted spellings
+1
Level 68
Mar 18, 2026
Kobenhavn is actually normal since that's the Danish spelling romanized.
+1
Level 52
Mar 18, 2026
Yes, as with a couple others, but it’s the only accepted spelling that is not “Copenhagen” which is what the official name is.
+1
Level 61
Mar 18, 2026
Same thing with Moskva/Moscow
+4
Level 61
Mar 18, 2026
Sri Jellyfish Tempura making a comeback
+1
Level 52
Mar 18, 2026
lol yeah. tempura is the only word that ends in pura. And nothing ends in vec