Northern Macedonia

name

"northern-macedonia" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Northern 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
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The Republic of Northern Macedonia, formerly known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

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Index EN-northern-macedonia · Northern Macedonia · English

Northern Macedonia · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-7 7 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Northern Macedonia
PropertyValue
HeadwordNorthern Macedonia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Northern Macedonia” in English

Northern Macedoniasits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Northern Macedonia is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The Republic of Northern Macedonia, formerly known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Northern Macedonia in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From northern + Macedonia. The correct English form is Northern Macedonia, spelled N-O-R-T-H-E-R-N- -M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    The Republic of Northern Macedonia, formerly known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Northern Macedonia appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [What of] Greeks, Gypsies, etc. living in that part of Upper or Northern Macedonia (beyond the Greek border) which was incorporated into modern Yugoslavia and Bulgaria after the First World War?
  2. The All-Greek Association of Northern Macedonia (“Makedonomasi”) appealed to the citizens of Thessaloniki and Greek Macedonia, and the associations of Macedonians living in Greece, to join the [meeting].

Etymology

From northern + Macedonia.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Northern Macedonia"?
"Northern Macedonia" is spelled N-O-R-T-H-E-R-N- -M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A.
What does "Northern Macedonia" mean?
As a proper noun, "Northern Macedonia" means: The Republic of Northern Macedonia, formerly known as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
What is the origin of the word "Northern Macedonia"?
From northern + Macedonia. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list