# spina

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspaɪ.nə/ · frequency rank #43,383

## Definitions
1. A spine; the backbone.
2. One of the quills of a spinet.
3. A barrier dividing the Ancient Roman hippodrome longitudinally.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīna (“a thorn; a prickle, spine”). Doublet of spine.

## Easily confused with
- **spit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spit)
- **spun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spun)
- **swing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-swing)
- **spite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spite)
- **spine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spine)
- **sting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-sting)
- **stint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-stint)
- **spins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spins)
- **suing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-suing)
- **stink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-stink)
- **swine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-swine)
- **spire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spire)
- **spiro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spiro)
- **spunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spunk)
- **spiny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spiny)
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spring)
- **sprint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-sprint)
- **spinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spinal)
- **spiral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spiral)
- **spying** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spina-vs-spying)

## Common misspellings (6)
`psina`, `sipna`, `spinna`, `spnia`, `sppina`, `sspina`

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