# Nassau

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnæsɔː/ · frequency rank #19,147

## Definitions
1. A city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
2. The capital city of the Bahamas.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Nassau, from German nass (“wet”). The Bahamian city is named after the German one.

## Easily confused with
- **Nissan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nassau-vs-nissan)
- **NASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nasa-vs-nassau)
- **nasal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nasal-vs-nassau)
- **NASCAR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nascar-vs-nassau)
- **NASDAQ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nasdaq-vs-nassau)

## Common misspellings (6)
`anssau`, `nasasu`, `nasau`, `nassua`, `nnassau`, `nsasau`

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