# Thrace

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /θɹeɪs/ · frequency rank #43,417

## Definitions
1. A historical region of Southeast Europe, now divided between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

## Etymology
From Latin Thrācia, from Ancient Greek Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē), from Θρᾷξ (Thrāîx, “Thracian”), from base of θράσσω (thrássō, “to trouble, stir”) and -ιξ (-ix) (compare Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”) and Κίλιξ (Kílix, “Cilician”)).

## Easily confused with
- **three** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-three)
- **trade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-trade)
- **track** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-track)
- **trace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-trace)
- **Tracy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-tracy)
- **tract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-tract)
- **truce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-truce)
- **throne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-throne)
- **traces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-traces)
- **traced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-traced)
- **thrive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-thrive)
- **trance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-trance)
- **Tracey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-tracey)
- **tracer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-tracer)
- **thrash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-thrash)
- **thrice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-thrice)
- **tirade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-tirade)
- **thrall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thrace-vs-thrall)
- **thane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thane-vs-thrace)
- **thence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thence-vs-thrace)

## Common misspellings (9)
`htrace`, `tharce`, `thhrace`, `thracce`, `thraec`, `thrcae`, `thrrace`, `trhace`, `tthrace`

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