# Illinois

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ · frequency rank #3,370

## Definitions
1. A state of the United States, named for the people.
2. A confederation of Algonquian tribes who lived in the Mississippi River Valley.
3. The Algonquian language spoken by these tribes; the Miami-Illinois language.
4. A number of rivers in the United States:
5. A number of rivers in the United States:
6. A number of rivers in the United States:
7. A number of rivers in the United States:
8. A number of townships in the United States:
9. A number of townships in the United States:
10. A number of townships in the United States:
11. Ellipsis of University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.

## Etymology
From French Illinois, an adaptation of an Algonquian (perhaps Ojibwe) name derived from Miami ilenweewa (“he speaks the regular way”).

## Common misspellings (9)
`ililnois`, `ilinois`, `illinios`, `illinnois`, `illinoiss`, `illinosi`, `illionis`, `illniois`, `lilinois`

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