# Argentina

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌɑː.d͡ʒənˈtiː.nə/ · frequency rank #4,915

## Definitions
1. A country in South America. Official name: Argentine Republic. Capital: Buenos Aires.

## Etymology
From Latin argentum (“silver”) + the feminine of the adjectival suffix -īnus; in reference to the Río de la Plata ("silver river").

## Easily confused with
- **argentine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argentina-vs-argentine)
- **Argentinian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argentina-vs-argentinian)

## Common misspellings (13)
`agrentina`, `aregntina`, `argenitna`, `argenntina`, `argentian`, `argentinna`, `argentnia`, `argenttina`, `argetnina`, `arggentina`, `argnetina`, `arrgentina`, `ragentina`

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