# Nigeria

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /naɪˈd͡ʒɪə̯ɹiə/ · frequency rank #4,100

## Definitions
1. A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

## Etymology
From Niger + -ia, coined by British journalist Flora Shaw in 1897.

## Easily confused with
- **Nigerian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nigeria-vs-nigerian)
- **Niger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/niger-vs-nigeria)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ingeria`, `ngieria`, `niegria`, `nigeira`, `nigerai`, `nigerria`, `niggeria`, `nigreia`, `nnigeria`

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