North Macedonia
/noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
"north-macedonia" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“North Macedonia” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of North Macedonia. Capital and largest city: Skopje. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992. The current name was adopted in 2...
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Index EN-north-macedonia · North Macedonia · English
North Macedonia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | North Macedonia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “North Macedonia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
North Macedonia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /noɹθ ˌmæs.əˈdoʊ.ni.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for North Macedonia in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From north + Macedonia. Suggested as a name for the republic since at least the 1990s. Part of the official name of the country since February 2019. The correct English form is North Macedonia, spelled N-O-R-T-H- -M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A.
Definition
- 1A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of North Macedonia. Capital and largest city: Skopje. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992. The current name was adopted in 2019 to resolve a naming dispute with Greece.
- 2The northern part of the geographical region known as Macedonia.
- 3The northern part of the modern Greek province of Macedonia.
- 4The northern part of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how North Macedonia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:North Macedonia.
Etymology
From north + Macedonia. Suggested as a name for the republic since at least the 1990s. Part of the official name of the country since February 2019.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.