# Somalia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /səˈmɑːliə/ · frequency rank #11,797

## Definitions
1. A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital and largest city: Mogadishu.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Somali Soomaaliya, equivalent to Somali + -ia.

## Easily confused with
- **somatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somalia-vs-somatic)
- **Somali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/somali-vs-somalia)
- **Scalia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scalia-vs-somalia)
- **Samaria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samaria-vs-somalia)

## Common misspellings (9)
`osmalia`, `smoalia`, `soamlia`, `somaila`, `somalai`, `somallia`, `somlaia`, `sommalia`, `ssomalia`

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