# Latvia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlæt.vi.ə/ · frequency rank #16,268

## Definitions
1. A country in northeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Latvia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latvian Latvija.

## Easily confused with
- **lava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latvia-vs-lava)
- **Livia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latvia-vs-livia)
- **Latvian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latvia-vs-latvian)
- **Latin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latin-vs-latvia)
- **larva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/larva-vs-latvia)
- **labia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/labia-vs-latvia)
- **Latif** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latif-vs-latvia)
- **Latina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/latina-vs-latvia)

## Common misspellings (8)
`altvia`, `lativa`, `lattvia`, `latvai`, `latvvia`, `lavtia`, `llatvia`, `ltavia`

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