# Erica

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #13,712

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages or Old Norse.
2. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

## Etymology
A feminine form of Eric, ultimately from Old Norse. The name has also been associated with the flower genus.

## Easily confused with
- **Erik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erica-vs-erik)
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erica-vs-erin)
- **Erika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erica-vs-erika)
- **Erich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erica-vs-erich)
- **evict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erica-vs-evict)
- **Erick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erica-vs-erick)
- **erotica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erica-vs-erotica)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/era-vs-erica)
- **Erc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erc-vs-erica)
- **Eri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eri-vs-erica)
- **eric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erica)
- **EPIC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/epic-vs-erica)
- **erect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erect-vs-erica)
- **Eliza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eliza-vs-erica)
- **edict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edict-vs-erica)
- **Elisa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elisa-vs-erica)
- **epics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/epics-vs-erica)
- **enrich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enrich-vs-erica)
- **Enrico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enrico-vs-erica)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eirca`, `ercia`, `eriac`, `ericca`, `errica`, `reica`

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