# Angola

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /æŋˈɡəʊlə/ · frequency rank #18,481

## Definitions
1. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda.
2. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda.
3. A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Angola. Capital and largest city: Luanda.
4. The Louisiana State Penitentiary.
5. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States.
6. A city, the county seat of Steuben County, Indiana, United States.
7. An unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.
8. A village in Erie County, New York, United States.

## Etymology
From Portuguese (Reino de) Angola (“(kingdom of) Angola”), from Kimbundu ngola, title held by native kings at the time of the Portuguese colonization in the 15th century AD. Compare Kituba ngolo (“strength”).
First attested in c. 1595.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary is named "Angola" after the Angola slave plantation it replaced, which was named after the country, from which many enslaved people in Louisiana had been taken.

## Easily confused with
- **ANOVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angola-vs-anova)
- **angora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angola-vs-angora)
- **angular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angola-vs-angular)
- **Angolan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angola-vs-angolan)
- **angel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angel-vs-angola)
- **angle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angle-vs-angola)
- **anglo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anglo-vs-angola)
- **agora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agora-vs-angola)
- **angels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angels-vs-angola)
- **Angela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angela-vs-angola)
- **Angelo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angelo-vs-angola)
- **Anglia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anglia-vs-angola)
- **angina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angina-vs-angola)
- **Angell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/angell-vs-angola)

## Common misspellings (8)
`agnola`, `anggola`, `angloa`, `angoal`, `angolla`, `anngola`, `anogla`, `nagola`

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