# estuary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛstjʊəɹi/ · frequency rank #20,626

## Definitions
1. A coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge, resulting in a brackish water zone.
2. An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.

## Etymology
From Latin aestuarium (“creek”, “estuary of a river”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`esstuary`, `estaury`, `esttuary`, `estuarry`, `estuaryy`, `estuayr`, `esturay`, `esutary`, `etsuary`, `setuary`

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