# Bulgaria

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bʌlˈɡɛə.ɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #8,250

## Definitions
1. A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin Bulgaria, equivalent to Bulgar + -ia, in English used from the 16th century.

## Easily confused with
- **Bulgarian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bulgaria-vs-bulgarian)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbulgaria`, `blugaria`, `buglaria`, `bulagria`, `bulgaira`, `bulgarai`, `bulgarria`, `bulggaria`, `bulgraia`, `bullgaria`, `ublgaria`

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