Pascagoula

name

"pascagoula" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Pascagoula” is uncommon English (frequency #80,745 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,745
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.

Key facts for Pascagoula
PropertyValue
HeadwordPascagoula
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#80,745
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Pascagoula” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Pascagoula lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pascagoula is uncommon English at frequency #80,745 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pascagoula, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Pascagoula people. The correct English form is Pascagoula, spelled P-A-S-C-A-G-O-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.
  2. 2
    A river in the state of Mississippi, which flows into Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico.

Etymology

From the Pascagoula people.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pascagoula"?
"Pascagoula" is spelled P-A-S-C-A-G-O-U-L-A.
What does "Pascagoula" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pascagoula" means: A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.
What is the origin of the word "Pascagoula"?
From the Pascagoula people. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Pascagoula”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-S-C-A-G-O-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list