# Algonquin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ælˈɡɒŋk(w)ɪn/ · frequency rank #43,501

## Definitions
1. A member of an aboriginal North American people closely related to the Odawa and Ojibwe, and living mainly in Quebec.

## Etymology
From Canadian French algonquin, from earlier algoumequin, from either Maliseet elakómkwik ("these are our relatives") or Mi'kmaq algoomeaking (“at the place of spearing fish and eels”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`aglonquin`, `alggonquin`, `algnoquin`, `algonnquin`, `algonqiun`, `algonqquin`, `algonquinn`, `algonquni`, `algonuqin`, `algoqnuin`, `allgonquin`, `alognquin`, `lagonquin`

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