# SXSW

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #29,114

## Definitions
1. Initialism of South by Southwest: an annual festival held in Austin, Texas.

## Etymology
From S (“south”) + X (“by”) + SW (“southwest”).

## Easily confused with
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ss-vs-sxsw)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sw-vs-sxsw)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saw-vs-sxsw)
- **SMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sms-vs-sxsw)
- **sis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sis-vs-sxsw)
- **SAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sas-vs-sxsw)
- **sew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sew-vs-sxsw)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sow-vs-sxsw)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sos-vs-sxsw)
- **ses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ses-vs-sxsw)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sts-vs-sxsw)
- **SSD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssd-vs-sxsw)
- **ssh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssh-vs-sxsw)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sus-vs-sxsw)
- **SSC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssc-vs-sxsw)
- **SSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sse-vs-sxsw)
- **SSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssi-vs-sxsw)
- **SPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sps-vs-sxsw)
- **sss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sss-vs-sxsw)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssa-vs-sxsw)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ssxsw`, `ssxw`, `sxssw`, `sxsww`, `sxws`, `sxxsw`, `xssw`

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