# Garcia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡɑːˈsiː.ə/ · frequency rank #8,428

## Definitions
1. A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
2. A municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
3. García, a municipality in Nuevo León, Mexico.
4. An unincorporated community in Costilla County, Colorado, United States.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish García.

## Easily confused with
- **garda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garcia-vs-garda)
- **garlic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garcia-vs-garlic)
- **Guardia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garcia-vs-guardia)
- **Gaia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaia-vs-garcia)
- **Gambia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gambia-vs-garcia)
- **Galicia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/galicia-vs-garcia)

## Common misspellings (8)
`agrcia`, `gacria`, `garcai`, `garccia`, `garica`, `garrcia`, `ggarcia`, `gracia`

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