# althea

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,181

## Definitions
1. Any of several plants of the genus Althaea; the hollyhocks and mallows, native to Eurasia.

## Etymology
From Latin althaea.

## Easily confused with
- **altho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/althea-vs-altho)
- **anthem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/althea-vs-anthem)
- **asthma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/althea-vs-asthma)
- **Athena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/althea-vs-athena)
- **alta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alta-vs-althea)
- **alpha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alpha-vs-althea)
- **alter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alter-vs-althea)
- **aloha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aloha-vs-althea)
- **aether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aether-vs-althea)

## Common misspellings (8)
`alhtea`, `allthea`, `alteha`, `althae`, `althhea`, `altthea`, `atlhea`, `lathea`

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