# southeastern

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #11,972

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the southeast.

## Etymology
From Middle English *southesterne, from Old English sūþēasterne, equivalent to south + eastern.

## Easily confused with
- **southwestern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/southeastern-vs-southwestern)

## Common misspellings (18)
`osutheastern`, `sotuheastern`, `souhteastern`, `soutehastern`, `southaestern`, `southeasetrn`, `southeasstern`, `southeastenr`, `southeasternn`, `southeasterrn`, `southeastren`, `southeasttern`, `southeatsern`, `southesatern`, `southheastern`, `souttheastern`, `ssoutheastern`, `suotheastern`

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