# Ithaca

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪθəkə/ · frequency rank #23,573

## Definitions
1. An island of the Ionian Sea, Greece; according to the legend Odysseus was its king.
2. A community in Georgia, United States.
3. A city, the county seat of Gratiot County, Michigan.
4. A village in Nebraska.
5. A city, the county seat of Tompkins County, New York.
6. A town in Tompkins County, New York, surrounding the city of the same name.
7. A village in Ohio.
8. A town in Wisconsin.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Ithaca, from Ancient Greek Ἰθάκα (Itháka), Doric form of Ἰθάκη (Ithákē).

## Common misspellings (8)
`ihtaca`, `itahca`, `ithaac`, `ithacca`, `ithcaa`, `ithhaca`, `itthaca`, `tihaca`

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