# Panama

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpæn.ə.mɑː/ · frequency rank #8,839

## Definitions
1. A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Panamá, of unknown origin. Possibly from a Chibchan language such as Kuna, or another indigenous language of the region (such as Cueva, which is barely attested and is now extinct).

## Easily confused with
- **panda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panama-vs-panda)
- **parma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panama-vs-parma)
- **papaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panama-vs-papaya)
- **piñata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panama-vs-pinata)
- **panorama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panama-vs-panorama)
- **palma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palma-vs-panama)
- **padma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/padma-vs-panama)
- **pajama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pajama-vs-panama)
- **paloma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paloma-vs-panama)
- **pajamas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pajamas-vs-panama)
- **panacea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/panacea-vs-panama)

## Common misspellings (8)
`apnama`, `paanma`, `panaam`, `panamma`, `panmaa`, `pannama`, `pnaama`, `ppanama`

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