# Bosnia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɒz.ni.ə/ · frequency rank #13,470

## Definitions
1. A geographic region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, consisting of the northern three fourths of the country.
2. A country in southeast Europe; in full, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Etymology
From the name of the river Bosna.

## Easily confused with
- **Bosnian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bosnia-vs-bosnian)
- **bona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bona-vs-bosnia)
- **Bonnie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bonnie-vs-bosnia)
- **Borgia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/borgia-vs-bosnia)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bbosnia`, `bonsia`, `bosina`, `bosnai`, `bosnnia`, `bossnia`, `bsonia`, `obsnia`

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