# Ecuador

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛk.wə.dɔː/ · frequency rank #12,230

## Definitions
1. A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Capital: Quito.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Ecuador, itself from ecuador (“equator”).

## Easily confused with
- **equator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ecuador-vs-equator)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ceuador`, `ecaudor`, `eccuador`, `ecuaddor`, `ecuadorr`, `ecuadro`, `ecuaodr`, `ecudaor`, `eucador`

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