# Sparta

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈspɑː(ɹ)tə/ · frequency rank #23,683

## Definitions
1. An ancient city-state in southern Greece, noted for its strict military training.
2. A municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese region, modern Greece.
3. A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada.
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## Etymology
From Latin Sparta, from Doric Greek Σπάρτᾱ (Spártā) (Attic Greek Σπᾰ́ρτη (Spắrtē)).

## Easily confused with
- **spat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-spat)
- **start** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-start)
- **sport** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-sport)
- **spurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-spurt)
- **spate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-spate)
- **sports** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-sports)
- **sporty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-sporty)
- **Swartz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-swartz)
- **spartan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparta-vs-spartan)
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sara-vs-sparta)
- **SATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sata-vs-sparta)
- **spar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spar-vs-sparta)
- **smart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/smart-vs-sparta)
- **Santa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/santa-vs-sparta)
- **spare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spare-vs-sparta)
- **spark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spark-vs-sparta)
- **sorta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorta-vs-sparta)
- **Sparks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sparks-vs-sparta)
- **spared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spared-vs-sparta)
- **sharia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sharia-vs-sparta)

## Common misspellings (9)
`psarta`, `saprta`, `sparat`, `sparrta`, `spartta`, `spatra`, `spparta`, `sprata`, `ssparta`

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