Sangamon

/ˈsæŋ(ɡ)əmən/

//ˈsæŋ(ɡ)əmən// name

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"sangamon" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sangamon” is uncommon English (frequency #80,843 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,843
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A river originating in central Illinois, United States, a tributary to the Illinois River.

Key facts for Sangamon
PropertyValue
HeadwordSangamon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈsæŋ(ɡ)əmən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#80,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sangamon” 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). Sangamon 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

Sangamon is uncommon English at frequency #80,843 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈsæŋ(ɡ)əmən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Sangamon doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Sangamon, spelled S-A-N-G-A-M-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A river originating in central Illinois, United States, a tributary to the Illinois River.
  2. 2
    A township in Piatt County, Illinois.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Oakley Township, Macon County, Illinois.

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 "Sangamon"?
"Sangamon" is spelled S-A-N-G-A-M-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsæŋ(ɡ)əmən/.
What does "Sangamon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sangamon" means: A river originating in central Illinois, United States, a tributary to the Illinois River.
How do you pronounce "Sangamon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sangamon" is /ˈsæŋ(ɡ)əmən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sangamon" come from?
"Sangamon" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Sangamon”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-N-G-A-M-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈsæŋ(ɡ)əmən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list