# Indonesia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌɪndəˈniːʒə/ · frequency rank #4,680

## Definitions
1. A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta.

## Etymology
(late nineteenth century) Attested circa 1850, composed of Ancient Greek Ἰνδός (Indós, “Indian”) + Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”); initially, in competition with Insulinde, of the same meaning, lexically constructed on a Latin basis, or in reference to the East Indies archipelago.

## Easily confused with
- **Indonesian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indonesia-vs-indonesian)

## Common misspellings (12)
`idnonesia`, `inddonesia`, `indnoesia`, `indoensia`, `indoneisa`, `indonesai`, `indonessia`, `indonnesia`, `indonseia`, `inndonesia`, `inodnesia`, `nidonesia`

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