Adirondack
/ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/
"adirondack" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Adirondack” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #36,848 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #36,848
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Adirondack |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #36,848 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Adirondack” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Adirondack is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/. Corpus data places it at rank #36,848 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Adirondack, with forms such as "addirondack", "adiorndack", and "adirnodack". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Mohawk ratirontaks, atirú:taks, hatiron'taks (“they eat trees”), a term applied by the Mohawks indiscriminately to other tribes, including the French and English, but especially other Native Americans who ate bark and buds when other food sources w… The correct English form is Adirondack, spelled A-D-I-R-O-N-D-A-C-K.
Definition
- 1A member of an Algonquin people that lived along the Ottawa River in Ontario and Quebec.
Etymology
From the Mohawk ratirontaks, atirú:taks, hatiron'taks (“they eat trees”), a term applied by the Mohawks indiscriminately to other tribes, including the French and English, but especially other Native Americans who ate bark and buds when other food sources were scarce.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: addirondack,adiorndack,adirnodack,adirodnack,adironadck,adirondacck,adirondackk,adirondakc,adirondcak,adironddack,adironndack,adirrondack,adriondack,aidrondack,dairondack
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Adirondack - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Adirondack”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-D-I-R-O-N-D-A-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌædɪˈɹɒndæk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.