# Spokane

> English word · Noun · IPA /spoʊˈkæn/ · frequency rank #19,211

## Definitions
1. A Native American Plateau tribe who inhabited the eastern portion of Washington state and parts of northern Idaho.

## Etymology
A number of etymologies of the name have been proposed, most frequently Sun children, children of the Sun, or muddy people. According to Barry Pritzker (2011), these interpretations are most probably popular etymologies derived from an actual self-designation of Spoqe'ind, meaning round head.

## Easily confused with
- **spoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spokane-vs-spoke)
- **spoken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spokane-vs-spoken)
- **Sloane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sloane-vs-spokane)

## Common misspellings (10)
`psokane`, `sopkane`, `spkoane`, `spoakne`, `spokaen`, `spokanne`, `spokkane`, `spoknae`, `sppokane`, `sspokane`

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