# Italian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈtæl.jən/ · frequency rank #2,211

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to Italy.
2. Pertaining to its people or their cultures.
3. Pertaining to their language.
4. Using an italic style; italic.

## Etymology
From Middle English Italian, from Medieval Latin Italiānus, from Latin Italia (“Italy”).

## Easily confused with
- **italic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/italian-vs-italic)
- **italics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/italian-vs-italics)
- **Italiano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/italian-vs-italiano)
- **Italia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/italia-vs-italian)
- **Iranian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iranian-vs-italian)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iatlian`, `itailan`, `italain`, `italiann`, `italina`, `itallian`, `itlaian`, `ittalian`, `tialian`

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