# Messina

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /mɛˈsiːnə/ · frequency rank #35,830

## Definitions
1. A former province of Sicily, Italy, replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina.
2. A metropolitan city in Sicily, which replaced the province in 2015.
3. A city, formerly the provincial capital of Messina province, Sicily.
4. Former name of Musina, formerly in Transvaal, now in Limpopo, South Africa.

## Etymology
From Italian Messina. Doublet of Messene.

## Easily confused with
- **missing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messina-vs-missing)
- **Messing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messina-vs-messing)
- **Messi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messi-vs-messina)
- **Medina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medina-vs-messina)
- **messiah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messiah-vs-messina)
- **Messier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/messier-vs-messina)
- **massing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/massing-vs-messina)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emssina`, `mesina`, `mesisna`, `messian`, `messinna`, `messnia`, `mmessina`, `msesina`

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