# Slovakia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /sləʊˈvæ.ki.ə/ · frequency rank #17,245

## Definitions
1. A country in Central Europe. Official name: Slovak Republic. Capital and largest city: Bratislava.

## Etymology
First attested to in German in 1586, itself apparently derived from Slovak Slováky, equivalent to English Slovak + -ia.

## Easily confused with
- **Slovenia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slovakia-vs-slovenia)
- **Slovak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slovak-vs-slovakia)

## Common misspellings (11)
`lsovakia`, `sllovakia`, `sloavkia`, `slovaika`, `slovakai`, `slovakkia`, `slovkaia`, `slovvakia`, `slvoakia`, `solvakia`, `sslovakia`

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