Sacramento

/ˌsækɹəˈmɛntoʊ/

//ˌsækɹəˈmɛntoʊ// name

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

The verdict

“Sacramento” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,853. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,853
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sacramento · Sacramento · English

Sacramento · rank #8,853 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,853
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH rows

Nearest frequency peer: rows (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Sacramento”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Sacramento” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sacramento vs sacrament
80% similar
Sacramento vs sacramental
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sacramento
PropertyValue
HeadwordSacramento
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌsækɹəˈmɛntoʊ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,853
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Sacramento”

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “rows” (#8,852), “scroll” (#8,854), “risen” (#8,851). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Sacramento” is #8,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Sacramento (IPA /ˌsækɹəˈmɛntoʊ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #8,853 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sacramento, with forms such as "ascramento", "sacarmento", and "saccramento". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "sacrament", "sacramental", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish sacramento (“sacrament”). The correct English form is Sacramento, spelled S-A-C-R-A-M-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County.
  2. 2
    A major river in northern California.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Sacramento appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Police on Monday said they have arrested one man who is a suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people and wounded 12 others.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish sacramento (“sacrament”).

This word in other languages

Sacramento(Español)Sacramento(Français)Sacramento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ascramento
  • sacarmento
  • saccramento
  • sacraemnto
  • sacramennto
  • sacramenot
  • sacramentto
  • sacrametno
  • sacrammento
  • sacramneto
  • sacrmaento
  • sacrramento
  • sarcamento
  • scaramento
  • ssacramento

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sacramento - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ascramento2sacarmento2saccramento1sacraemnto2sacramennto1sacramenot2sacramentto1sacrametno2
Edit distance from "Sacramento"

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 "Sacramento"?
"Sacramento" is spelled S-A-C-R-A-M-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌsækɹəˈmɛntoʊ/.
What does "Sacramento" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sacramento" means: The capital city of California, United States and the county seat of Sacramento County.
What words are commonly confused with "Sacramento"?
"Sacramento" is commonly confused with "sacrament", "sacramental". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sacramento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sacramento" is /ˌsækɹəˈmɛntoʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Sacramento"?
Borrowed from Spanish sacramento (“sacrament”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sacramento", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list