# sativa

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈti va/ · frequency rank #38,146

## Definitions
1. Cannabis sativa, a widely consumed form of cannabis.

## Etymology
Ellipsis of translingual Cannabis sativa (“sativa form of marijuana”), from Latin sativa (“cultivated”)

## Easily confused with
- **shiva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sativa-vs-shiva)
- **Satya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sativa-vs-satya)
- **SATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sativa)
- **satin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satin-vs-sativa)
- **satire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satire-vs-sativa)
- **saliva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saliva-vs-sativa)
- **salina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salina-vs-sativa)
- **Sabina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sabina-vs-sativa)

## Common misspellings (8)
`astiva`, `saitva`, `satiav`, `sativva`, `sattiva`, `satvia`, `ssativa`, `staiva`

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