# Lombardy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɒmbədi/ · frequency rank #47,165

## Definitions
1. An administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley.

## Etymology
From Latin Langobardia, named after Langobards, a Germanic tribe that invaded the region along with much of northern Apennine Peninsula in 6th century.

## Easily confused with
- **Lombard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lombard-vs-lombardy)
- **Lombardi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lombardi-vs-lombardy)
- **Lombardo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lombardo-vs-lombardy)

## Common misspellings (13)
`llombardy`, `lmobardy`, `lobmardy`, `lomabrdy`, `lombadry`, `lombarddy`, `lombardyy`, `lombarrdy`, `lombaryd`, `lombbardy`, `lombrady`, `lommbardy`, `olmbardy`

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