# district

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/ · frequency rank #967

## Definitions
1. An administrative division of an area.
2. An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
3. An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
4. A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.

## Etymology
From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.

## Easily confused with
- **distrust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/district-vs-distrust)
- **districts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/district-vs-districts)
- **distinct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distinct-vs-district)
- **distract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distract-vs-district)
- **destruct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/destruct-vs-district)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddistrict`, `disrtict`, `disstrict`, `distirct`, `distrcit`, `districct`, `districtt`, `distritc`, `distrrict`, `disttrict`, `ditsrict`, `dsitrict`, `idstrict`

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