# Detroit

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dɪˈtɹɔɪt/ · frequency rank #3,937

## Definitions
1. The largest city and former capital of Michigan, United States, a major port on the Detroit River, known as the traditional automotive center of the U.S. It is the county seat of Wayne County.
2. The United States' automotive industry.

## Etymology
From French détroit (“strait”) in Rivière du Détroit (Detroit River). Doublet of district, via Latin.

## Easily confused with
- **detract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detract-vs-detroit)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddetroit`, `dertoit`, `detorit`, `detriot`, `detroitt`, `detroti`, `detrroit`, `dettroit`, `dteroit`, `edtroit`

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