# California

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌkæ.lɪˈfɔː.ni.ə/ · frequency rank #1,067

## Definitions
1. The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles.
2. A region on the west coast of North America comprising the US state of California and the Baja California peninsula in Mexico; historically also including other areas in Alta California and Baja California.
3. Several places in the United States:
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12. Several places in England:
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19. A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9076).
20. A community in Ontario, Canada.
21. A town in Santander department, Colombia.
22. A town in Usulután department, El Salvador.
23. A neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco.
24. A barangay of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, Philippines.
25. A barangay of Ubay, Bohol, Philippines.
26. A town in Trinidad and Tobago.
27. University of California, Berkeley.

## Etymology
Probably Spanish after California, a Utopian island of the Amazons described in Las sergas de Esplandián, a 16th-century Spanish novel. The name comes from the fictional island's Muslim-allied queen, Calafia, whose name may be a play on Arabic خَلِيفَة (ḵalīfa, “caliph”). For more information see: Etymology of California.

## Easily confused with
- **Californian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/california-vs-californian)

## Common misspellings (14)
`aclifornia`, `cailfornia`, `calfiornia`, `califfornia`, `califonria`, `califorina`, `californai`, `californnia`, `califorrnia`, `califronia`, `caliofrnia`, `callifornia`, `ccalifornia`, `claifornia`

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