# Gettysburg

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #24,166

## Definitions
1. A borough, the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2. A small city, the county seat of Potter County, South Dakota, United States.
3. The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 military engagement in the American Civil War.

## Etymology
From Gettys + -burg; named for Samuel Gettys, settler.

## Common misspellings (15)
`egttysburg`, `gettsyburg`, `gettybsurg`, `gettysbburg`, `gettysbrug`, `gettysbugr`, `gettysburgg`, `gettysburrg`, `gettyssburg`, `gettysubrg`, `gettyysburg`, `getysburg`, `getytsburg`, `ggettysburg`, `gtetysburg`

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