# Sanaa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /sɑˈnɑː/ · frequency rank #44,471

## Definitions
1. The capital and largest city of Yemen.

## Etymology
From Arabic صَنْعَاء (ṣanʕāʔ).

## Easily confused with
- **SNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sna)
- **sand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sand)
- **snap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-snap)
- **sang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sang)
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sara)
- **sank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sank)
- **sane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sane)
- **sans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sans)
- **snag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-snag)
- **SATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sata)
- **Sant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sant)
- **Sina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sina)
- **sona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sona)
- **saya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-saya)
- **Santa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-santa)
- **Sarah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sarah)
- **sandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sandy)
- **Satan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-satan)
- **sands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sands)
- **Sasha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sasha)

## Common misspellings (6)
`asnaa`, `saana`, `sana`, `sannaa`, `snaaa`, `ssanaa`

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