# Estonia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɛˈstəʊ.nɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #15,400

## Definitions
1. A country in northeastern Europe, on the southeastern coast of the Baltic Sea. Official name: Republic of Estonia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Estonia. Other early Latin forms were Estia and Hestia, possibly derived from the tribal name Aestiī described by the Roman historian Tacitus in his Germania (ca. 98 AD). Displaced Middle English Ēstland, from Old English Ēstland. Compare also Old Norse Æistland, Icelandic Eistland, German Estland (“Estonia”).

## Easily confused with
- **Estonian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/estonia-vs-estonian)

## Common misspellings (9)
`esotnia`, `esstonia`, `estnoia`, `estoina`, `estonai`, `estonnia`, `esttonia`, `etsonia`, `setonia`

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