# napa

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #19,144

## Definitions
1. Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis, a kind of Chinese cabbage.

## Etymology
From the regional and colloquial Japanese term 菜っ葉 (nappa, “leaves of any vegetable”).

## Easily confused with
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-np)
- **NBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nba)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nsa)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nat)
- **NAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nas)
- **NPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-npr)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nra)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nay)
- **NDP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-ndp)
- **nip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nip)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-naw)
- **NPC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-npc)
- **nia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nia)
- **NDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nda)
- **NEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nea)
- **nga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nga)
- **Nar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nar)
- **NCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nca)
- **NWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napa-vs-nwa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`anpa`, `naap`, `nappa`, `nnapa`, `npaa`

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