# Vatican

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈvæ.tɪ.kən/ · frequency rank #9,835

## Definitions
1. The official residence of the Pope within Vatican City, the Vatican or Apostolic Palace.
2. The papal government; the papacy, the Holy See.
3. A city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy.
4. The Vatican Hill in Rome, where the palace and Vatican City are located.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Vātī̆cānus (“Vatican Hill”), further etymology unknown. The connection to vāticinārī (“to prophesy, oracle”) is folk-etymological.

## Common misspellings (10)
`avtican`, `vaitcan`, `vatcian`, `vatiacn`, `vaticann`, `vaticcan`, `vaticna`, `vattican`, `vtaican`, `vvatican`

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