# Lithuania

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌlɪθ.juˈeɪ.ni.ə/ · frequency rank #14,986

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

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin Līthuānia f, from Proto-Slavic *Litъva f, from Old Lithuanian Lietuva f; compare the Early Modern synonym Lettow (from Middle English Lettowe).
It has been speculated that the name comes from the rivulet Lietauka, although archeological evidence does not corroborate this hypothesis.

## Easily confused with
- **Lithuanian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lithuania-vs-lithuanian)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ilthuania`, `lihtuania`, `lithaunia`, `lithhuania`, `lithuaina`, `lithuanai`, `lithuannia`, `lithunaia`, `litthuania`, `lituhania`, `llithuania`, `ltihuania`

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