# Connecticut

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəˈnɛt.ɪ.kət/ · frequency rank #5,948

## Definitions
1. A state in the northeastern United States.
2. A river in the United States that flows from northern New Hampshire into Long Island Sound.

## Etymology
Said to be from Mohegan-Pequot quinnitukqut (“at the long tidal river”), from *kwen- (“long”) (spelling perhaps due to confusion with connect) + *-ehtekw (“tidal river”) + *-enk (locative).

## Common misspellings (15)
`cconnecticut`, `cnonecticut`, `conecticut`, `conencticut`, `connceticut`, `conneccticut`, `connecitcut`, `connectciut`, `connecticcut`, `connectictu`, `connecticutt`, `connectiuct`, `connectticut`, `connetcicut`, `ocnnecticut`

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