# Albania

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #18,236

## Definitions
1. A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Byzantine Greek Ἄλβανον (Álbanon) + Medieval Latin -ia.

## Easily confused with
- **Albany** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albania-vs-albany)
- **Albanian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/albania-vs-albanian)
- **Alana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-albania)
- **Alban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alban-vs-albania)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ablania`, `alabnia`, `albaina`, `albanai`, `albannia`, `albbania`, `albnaia`, `allbania`, `labania`

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