# Tuscany

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtʌskəni/ · frequency rank #24,038

## Definitions
1. An administrative region of Italy, located north of Lazio and south of Emilia-Romagna.

## Etymology
Late 14c., from Middle English Tuscan, Tuscane, from Old French Toscane or Italian Toscana, from Late Latin Tuscānus (“belonging to the Tusci”), a people of ancient Italy, from Tuscus, earlier *Truscus, shortened form of Etruscus (“Etruscan”).

## Easily confused with
- **Tuscan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuscan-vs-tuscany)

## Common misspellings (11)
`tsucany`, `ttuscany`, `tucsany`, `tusacny`, `tuscanny`, `tuscanyy`, `tuscayn`, `tusccany`, `tuscnay`, `tusscany`, `utscany`

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