Nebraska
/nəˈbɹæs.kə/
"nebraska" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Nebraska” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,366
- frequency rank, English
- 1,534
- “N” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
Corpus desk
Index EN-nebraska · Nebraska · English
Nebraska · rank #7,366 · 12 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,366
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,534
- PHOTO-FINISH Nashville
Nearest frequency peer: Nashville (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Nebraska”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- mistaken
mistaken
92,638 corpus weight
- Moses
Moses
92,637 corpus weight
- Nashville
Nashville
92,636 corpus weight
- Nebraska
Nebraska
92,635 corpus weight
- needle
needle
92,634 corpus weight
- Olds
Olds
92,632 corpus weight
What this shows “Nebraska” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Nebraska |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /nəˈbɹæs.kə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #7,366 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Nebraska”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Nebraska (IPA /nəˈbɹæs.kə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,366 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nebraska, with forms such as "enbraska", "nberaska", and "nebarska". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge ([ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ]; contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge) or from Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska ([ˌnĩˈbˡðaska]), both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state. The correct English form is Nebraska, spelled N-E-B-R-A-S-K-A.
Definition
- 1A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital: Lincoln. Largest city: Omaha.
- 2A former territory (1854–1867) of the United States, encompassing areas of what is today Nebraska, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Colorado, and Montana. Capital: Omaha.
- 3Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
- 4Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
- 5Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
- 6Several other places in the United States, named for the state or territory:
- 7Ellipsis of University of Nebraska.
- 8Ellipsis of University of Nebraska.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Nebraska appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Let’s move on to Nebraska, a state you think about so little, you didn’t even realize that’s not Nebraska, this is Nebraska. Come on, it’s your country! That’s not okay!
The bill, which lawmakers approved in a 211-206 vote, now moves to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. One Republican, Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, voted with Democrats Thursday against the measure.
Etymology
Probably from archaic Chiwere Ñí Brásge ([ˌɲĩˈbɾaskɛ]; contemporary Chiwere Ñí Bráhge) or from Omaha-Ponca Ní Btháska ([ˌnĩˈbˡðaska]), both meaning "flat water," after the Platte River that flows through the state.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- enbraska
- nberaska
- nebarska
- nebbraska
- nebraksa
- nebrasak
- nebraskka
- nebrasska
- nebrraska
- nebrsaka
- nerbaska
- nnebraska
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nebraska - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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