Chillicothe

/tʃɪlɪˈkɒθiː/

//tʃɪlɪˈkɒθiː// name

"chillicothe" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Chillicothe” is uncommon English (frequency #64,264 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,264
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-chillicothe · Chillicothe · English

Chillicothe · rank #64,264 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,264
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheekbone

Nearest frequency peer: cheekbone (-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 “Chillicothe”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Chillicothe
PropertyValue
HeadwordChillicothe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/tʃɪlɪˈkɒθiː/
Letters11
Frequency rank#64,264
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Chillicothe” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Chillicothefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “cheekbone” (#64,263), “chola” (#64,265), “Champa” (#64,260). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Chillicothe” is #64,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Chillicothe is uncommon English at frequency #64,264 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /tʃɪlɪˈkɒθiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Chillicothe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From a Shawnee language word meaning "principal place" or "big town". The correct English form is Chillicothe, spelled C-H-I-L-L-I-C-O-T-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States.
  2. 2
    A small city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Livingston County, Missouri, United States.
  4. 4
    A city, the county seat of Ross County, Ohio, United States.
  5. 5
    A small city in Hardeman County, Texas, United States.

Etymology

From a Shawnee language word meaning "principal place" or "big town".

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 "Chillicothe"?
"Chillicothe" is spelled C-H-I-L-L-I-C-O-T-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is /tʃɪlɪˈkɒθiː/.
What does "Chillicothe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Chillicothe" means: A city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States.
How do you pronounce "Chillicothe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Chillicothe" is /tʃɪlɪˈkɒθiː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Chillicothe"?
From a Shawnee language word meaning "principal place" or "big town". 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 "Chillicothe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list