# Ipswich

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɪpswɪt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #16,947

## Definitions
1. A port town and borough in and the county town of Suffolk, England.
2. A city in southeastern Queensland, Australia.
3. A local government area around the city in Queensland; in full, the City of Ipswich.
4. A coastal town and census-designated place therein, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
5. A small city, the county seat of Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in the town of Elk Grove, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name Gip, genitive case Gipes + Old English wīċ (“port, bay”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`ippswich`, `ipsiwch`, `ipsswich`, `ipswcih`, `ipswicch`, `ipswichh`, `ipswihc`, `ipswwich`, `ipwsich`, `ispwich`, `piswich`

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