# Tallahassee

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌtæləˈhæsi/ · frequency rank #22,522

## Definitions
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 (12)
`atllahassee`, `talahassee`, `talalhassee`, `tallaahssee`, `tallahasee`, `tallahasese`, `tallahasse`, `tallahhassee`, `tallahsasee`, `tallhaassee`, `tlalahassee`, `ttallahassee`

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