New Orleans
/ˈn(j)uː ɔɹˈliːnz/
"new-orleans" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“New Orleans” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.
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Index EN-new-orleans · New Orleans · English
New Orleans · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | New Orleans |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈn(j)uː ɔɹˈliːnz/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “New Orleans” in English
Rare enough to double-check
New Orleans is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈn(j)uː ɔɹˈliːnz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for New Orleans in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of French La Nouvelle-Orléans. The correct English form is New Orleans, spelled N-E-W- -O-R-L-E-A-N-S.
Definition
- 1The largest city in Louisiana, United States and the parish seat of Orleans Parish, which is coterminous with the city.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how New Orleans appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As hundreds of volunteers and police scoured parks and waterways in an area of New Orleans Tuesday, there were many questions but few answers about the disappearance 11 days ago of a 26-year-old teacher.
Etymology
Calque of French La Nouvelle-Orléans.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.