# Persia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɜː(ɹ).ʒə/ · frequency rank #18,156

## Definitions
1. The former term referring to Iran.
2. Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ancient Persians, corresponding to modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
3. Territories corresponding to either of the two Persian Empires ruled by dynasties from Persis, especially the first of the two.

## Etymology
From Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

## Easily confused with
- **Praia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persia-vs-praia)
- **person** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persia-vs-person)
- **Portia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persia-vs-portia)
- **Persian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persia-vs-persian)
- **persona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persia-vs-persona)
- **persist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persia-vs-persist)
- **Perugia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persia-vs-perugia)
- **peri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-persia)
- **pers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pers-vs-persia)
- **Pepsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pepsi-vs-persia)
- **peril** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peril-vs-persia)
- **permit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permit-vs-persia)
- **Peoria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peoria-vs-persia)
- **Perrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perrin-vs-persia)
- **Permian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permian-vs-persia)
- **Pereira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pereira-vs-persia)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eprsia`, `perisa`, `perrsia`, `persai`, `perssia`, `pesria`, `ppersia`, `presia`

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