# absentia

> English word · Noun · IPA /æbˈsɛnt͡ʃi.ə/ · frequency rank #44,593

## Definitions
1. absence

## Etymology
From Latin absentia (“being away, absence”), from absēns (“absent”), present active participle of absum (“to be away or absent”); compare absent.

## Easily confused with
- **absent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absent-vs-absentia)
- **absentee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absentee-vs-absentia)

## Common misspellings (11)
`abbsentia`, `abesntia`, `absenita`, `absenntia`, `absentai`, `absenttia`, `absetnia`, `absnetia`, `abssentia`, `asbentia`, `basentia`

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