# Biafra

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /biˈɑfɹə/ · frequency rank #47,492

## Definitions
1. A short-lived secessionist state that declared independence from Nigeria in the late 1960s.
2. A region of West Africa.
3. The region of Nigeria that includes the territory of the former Republic of Biafra.

## Etymology
After the Bight of Biafra.

## Easily confused with
- **Bianca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/biafra-vs-bianca)
- **bara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bara-vs-biafra)
- **BAFTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bafta-vs-biafra)
- **barra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barra-vs-biafra)
- **Basra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basra-vs-biafra)

## Common misspellings (8)
`baifra`, `bbiafra`, `biafar`, `biaffra`, `biafrra`, `biarfa`, `bifara`, `ibafra`

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