Massachusetts
/ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/
"massachusetts" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Massachusetts” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #4,252
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Massachusetts |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #4,252 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Massachusetts” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Massachusetts (IPA /ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,252 among 36,575 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Massachusetts, with forms such as "amssachusetts", "masachusetts", and "masaschusetts". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) + wachuwees (“hill”) + -ut (locative suffix) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people. The correct English form is Massachusetts, spelled M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-S.
Definition
- 1A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.
Etymology
From Massachusett Muhsachuweesut, from muhs (“great”) + wachuwees (“hill”) + -ut (locative suffix) i.e. the Great Blue Hill of the Wôpanâak people.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- amssachusetts
- masachusetts
- masaschusetts
- massacchusetts
- massachhusetts
- massachsuetts
- massachuestts
- massachusets
- massachusetst
- massachusettss
- massachussetts
- massachustets
- massacuhsetts
- massahcusetts
- masscahusetts
- mmassachusetts
- msasachusetts
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Massachusetts - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Massachusetts”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-S-S-A-C-H-U-S-E-T-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌmæsəˈt͡ʃuːsɪts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.