9-Letter Words Matching ______I_A

There are 20 9-letter words that match ______I_A. 7 are common words, such as BALALAIKA and BALLERINA. A rarer one is SINCIPITA. In this set, N is the most frequent open letter (16 words). 1 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 20

balalaikaballerinacognominagravaminaharmonicamargaritasignorinaasafetidaesotericaguberniyamanzanitasantonicasenhoritacasuarinaincognitanemophilapenultimaprenominasantolinasincipita

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Words
20 (7 common words)
Common example
balalaika
Rare example
sincipita
Doubled letters
1
Ending in S
0
Most frequent letter
N (16)

Questions

How many 9-letter words matching ______i_a are there?

20. 7 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BALALAIKA is among the common words in this set.