Tallahassee

/ˌtæləˈhæsi/

//ˌtæləˈhæsi// name

"tallahassee" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tallahassee” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,522. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,522
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tallahassee · Tallahassee · English

Tallahassee · rank #22,522 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,522
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tahoe

Nearest frequency peer: Tahoe (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Tallahassee”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Tallahassee” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tallahassee
PropertyValue
HeadwordTallahassee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌtæləˈhæsi/
Letters11
Frequency rank#22,522
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Tallahassee”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Tallahasseelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Tahoe” (#22,521), “telly” (#22,523), “synchronized” (#22,520). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Tallahassee” is #22,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Tallahassee (IPA /ˌtæləˈhæsi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,522 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tallahassee, with forms such as "atllahassee", "talahassee", and "talalhassee". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term. The correct English form is Tallahassee, spelled T-A-L-L-A-H-A-S-S-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.

Etymology

Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atllahassee
  • talahassee
  • talalhassee
  • tallaahssee
  • tallahasee
  • tallahasese
  • tallahasse
  • tallahhassee
  • tallahsasee
  • tallhaassee
  • tlalahassee
  • ttallahassee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tallahassee - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atllahassee2talahassee1talalhassee2tallaahssee2tallahasee1tallahasese2tallahasse1tallahhassee1
Edit distance from "Tallahassee"

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 "Tallahassee"?
"Tallahassee" is spelled T-A-L-L-A-H-A-S-S-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌtæləˈhæsi/.
What does "Tallahassee" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tallahassee" means: The capital city of Florida, United States and the county seat of Leon County.
What are common misspellings of "Tallahassee"?
Common misspellings include "atllahassee", "talahassee", "talalhassee", "tallaahssee", "tallahasee". The correct spelling is "Tallahassee".
How do you pronounce "Tallahassee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tallahassee" is /ˌtæləˈhæsi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Tallahassee"?
Borrowed from Creek tvlvhasse, pronounced [talaháːssi], from etvlw (“town”) + vhassē (“old”). Compare Tulsa, from the same or a similar term. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tallahassee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list