# regatta

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈɡætə/ · frequency rank #34,254

## Definitions
1. A series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
2. A striped cotton fabric.

## Etymology
From Italian (Venetian dialect) regatta (“contention for mastery”), from regattare (“compete, haggle, sell at retail”), possibly from ricattare; or from Italian regata (“boat race, regatta”), via Vulgar Latin *aurigata from Latin auriga.

## Easily confused with
- **Renata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regatta-vs-renata)
- **regalia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regalia-vs-regatta)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ergatta`, `reagtta`, `regata`, `regatat`, `reggatta`, `regtata`, `rgeatta`, `rregatta`

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