# Klamath

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklæməθ/ · frequency rank #42,225

## Definitions
1. Any member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.

## Etymology
From Chinook Jargon Tlamatl (“either "swiftness" or "they of the river"”), with the first syllable's onset consonant cluster dissimilated and the coda of the second syllable changed to the somewhat similar-sounding interdental fricative during the process of anglicization.

## Common misspellings (11)
`kalmath`, `kklamath`, `klaamth`, `klamaht`, `klamathh`, `klamatth`, `klammath`, `klamtah`, `kllamath`, `klmaath`, `lkamath`

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