Sausalito
/ˌsɔːsəˈliːtoʊ/
"sausalito" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Sausalito” is uncommon English (frequency #68,617 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,617
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in Marin County, California, United States.
Corpus desk
Index EN-sausalito · Sausalito · English
Sausalito · rank #68,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,617
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH scarp
Nearest frequency peer: scarp (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “Sausalito”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Sanna
Sanna
31,388 corpus weight
- sarai
sarai
31,387 corpus weight
- satiric
satiric
31,386 corpus weight
- Sausalito
Sausalito
31,384 corpus weight
- scarp
scarp
31,383 corpus weight
- schemer
schemer
31,382 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Sausalito” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sausalito |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌsɔːsəˈliːtoʊ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,617 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Sausalito” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Sausalito is uncommon English at frequency #68,617 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌsɔːsəˈliːtoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A city in Marin County, California, United States.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Sausalito in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish sauzal (“willow grove”) + -ito (diminutive suffix). The correct English form is Sausalito, spelled S-A-U-S-A-L-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1A city in Marin County, California, United States.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Sausalito appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Petaluma is also well-positioned as a base for the current riches of the region. Think of this town as the hub of a pioneer’s wagon wheel, spokes stretching out in all directions to day trip points of interest. West to Point Reyes National Seashore and Bodega Bay, north to the redwoods around Guerneville, east to wine country, and south for hiking on Moun…
Etymology
From Spanish sauzal (“willow grove”) + -ito (diminutive suffix).
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.
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