8-Letter Words Matching ____N__A

There are 28 8-letter words that match ____N__A. 5 are common words, such as DEMENTIA and MARINARA. A rarer one is VALENCIA. In this set, I is the most frequent open letter (18 words). 2 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 28

Common words

dementiamarinaramelanomaparanoiaveronicadicentraempanadaestanciahabanerajaponicametanoiasayonara
dementiamarinaramelanomaparanoiaveronicadicentraempanadaestanciahabanerajaponicametanoiasayonaraserenatastrontiatamanduaarmonicabotanicacaponatacocineradecenniadyspnoeahyponoiaparanoeapeponidaretinulatokonomatrienniavalencia

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Words
28 (5 common words)
Common example
dementia
Rare example
valencia
Doubled letters
2
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
I (18)

Questions

How many 8-letter words matching ____n__a are there?

28. 5 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

DEMENTIA is among the common words in this set.