# Ethiopia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #10,688

## Definitions
1. A country in East Africa.
2. A country in East Africa.
3. A country in East Africa.
4. A country in East Africa.
5. A country in East Africa.
6. Sub-Saharan Africa, especially the parts south of Egypt and along and east of the Nile.

## Etymology
From Latin Aethiopia, from Ancient Greek Αἰθιοπία (Aithiopía), from Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), of Proto-Hellenic origin. Displaced native Old English Siġelhearwena land (literally “land of the sun worshippers”).

## Easily confused with
- **Ethiopian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethiopia-vs-ethiopian)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ehtiopia`, `ethhiopia`, `ethioipa`, `ethiopai`, `ethioppia`, `ethipoia`, `ethoipia`, `etihopia`, `etthiopia`, `tehiopia`

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