# Poughkeepsie

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pəˈkɪpsi/ · frequency rank #39,037

## Definitions
1. A city, the county seat of Dutchess County, New York, United States.

## Etymology
From a word in Wappinger Munsee, roughly U-puku-ipi-sing (“the reed-covered lodge by the little-water place”).

## Common misspellings (17)
`opughkeepsie`, `poguhkeepsie`, `pougghkeepsie`, `poughekepsie`, `poughhkeepsie`, `poughkeepise`, `poughkeeppsie`, `poughkeepsei`, `poughkeepssie`, `poughkeespie`, `poughkepesie`, `poughkepsie`, `poughkkeepsie`, `pougkheepsie`, `pouhgkeepsie`, `ppoughkeepsie`, `puoghkeepsie`

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