# Navajo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnæ.və.həʊ/ · frequency rank #21,010

## Definitions
1. A member of the Navajo people, currently the largest Native American tribe in North America.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish navajo, from Tewa navahu (“field adjoining an arroyo”).

## Easily confused with
- **naval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/navajo-vs-naval)
- **Navas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/navajo-vs-navas)
- **Navarro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/navajo-vs-navarro)
- **Nagano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nagano-vs-navajo)

## Common misspellings (8)
`anvajo`, `naavjo`, `navajjo`, `navaoj`, `navjao`, `navvajo`, `nnavajo`, `nvaajo`

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