# Pocahontas

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,919

## Definitions
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## Etymology
After Pocahontas, whose name is a borrowing from Powhatan Pokachantesu (literally “she is playful”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`opcahontas`, `pcoahontas`, `poachontas`, `pocahhontas`, `pocahnotas`, `pocahonats`, `pocahonntas`, `pocahontass`, `pocahontsa`, `pocahonttas`, `pocahotnas`, `pocaohntas`, `poccahontas`, `pochaontas`, `ppocahontas`

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