# Arcadia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/ · frequency rank #26,004

## Definitions
1. A regional unit of Greece in the central and southeastern Peloponnese. Tripoli is the capital and main city with a population over 47,000.
2. A mountainous region of Ancient Greece, named for Greek mythological hero Arcas; legendary home of the rustic god of nature, Pan.
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## Etymology
From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía).
Not related to arcade.

## Easily confused with
- **armada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcadia-vs-armada)
- **arcana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcadia-vs-arcana)
- **Arabia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arabia-vs-arcadia)
- **arcade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arcade-vs-arcadia)
- **acacia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acacia-vs-arcadia)
- **Acadia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acadia-vs-arcadia)

## Common misspellings (9)
`acradia`, `aracdia`, `arcadai`, `arcaddia`, `arcaida`, `arccadia`, `arcdaia`, `arrcadia`, `racadia`

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