Azusa

name

"azusa" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Azusa” is uncommon English (frequency #54,029 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,029
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Corpus desk

Index EN-azusa · Azusa · English

Azusa · rank #54,029 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,029
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Azeri

Nearest frequency peer: Azeri (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Azusa”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Azusa” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Azusa
PropertyValue
HeadwordAzusa
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,029
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Azusa” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Azusafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Azeri” (#54,028), “backlight” (#54,030), “ayahuasca” (#54,027). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Azusa” is #54,029. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Azusa is uncommon English at frequency #54,029 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Azusa in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From a Native American language, likely Tongva Asuksagna. The correct English form is Azusa, spelled A-Z-U-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Etymology

From a Native American language, likely Tongva Asuksagna.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Azusa"?
"Azusa" is spelled A-Z-U-S-A.
What does "Azusa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Azusa" means: A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
What is the origin of the word "Azusa"?
From a Native American language, likely Tongva Asuksagna. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Azusa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list