# Pittsburgh

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɪtsbɝɡ/ · frequency rank #5,823

## Definitions
1. A city, the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

## Etymology
From Pitt + -s- + -burgh (“fortified place”), named after William Pitt the Elder.

## Easily confused with
- **Pittsburg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pittsburg-vs-pittsburgh)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ipttsburgh`, `pitsburgh`, `pitstburgh`, `pittbsurgh`, `pittsbburgh`, `pittsbrugh`, `pittsbugrh`, `pittsburggh`, `pittsburghh`, `pittsburhg`, `pittsburrgh`, `pittssburgh`, `pittsubrgh`, `ppittsburgh`, `ptitsburgh`

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