# tibia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɪbiə/ · frequency rank #33,057

## Definitions
1. The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone.
2. The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.
3. The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.
4. A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tībia (“shin bone, leg”).

## Easily confused with
- **Tina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tina)
- **tiki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tiki)
- **tuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tuba)
- **timid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-timid)
- **Tobin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tobin)
- **trivia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-trivia)
- **Tobias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tobias)
- **Tricia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tricia)
- **titian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-titian)
- **tidbit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tidbit)
- **Tia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tia-vs-tibia)
- **TBI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tbi-vs-tibia)
- **Tibet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibet-vs-tibia)
- **Tania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tania-vs-tibia)
- **tiara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiara-vs-tibia)
- **Tiber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiber-vs-tibia)

## Common misspellings (6)
`itbia`, `tbiia`, `tibai`, `tibbia`, `tiiba`, `ttibia`

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