# Antarctica

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌænˈtɑː(k)tɪkə/ · frequency rank #14,268

## Definitions
1. The southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.
2. the Antarctic

## Etymology
From New Latin Antarctica, from Ancient Greek ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), from ἀντι- (anti-, “anti-, against, opposed”) + ἀρκτικός (arktikós, “Arctic”), from ἄρκτος (árktos, “bear”).

## Easily confused with
- **antarctic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/antarctic-vs-antarctica)

## Common misspellings (15)
`anatrctica`, `anntarctica`, `antacrtica`, `antarcctica`, `antarcitca`, `antarctcia`, `antarctiac`, `antarcticca`, `antarcttica`, `antarrctica`, `antartcica`, `antractica`, `anttarctica`, `atnarctica`, `natarctica`

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