Texas
/ˈtɛk.səs/
"texas" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Texas” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #1,378 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #1,378
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Texas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɛk.səs/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Texas” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Texas is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɛk.səs/. Corpus data places it at rank #1,378 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Texas, with forms such as "etxas", "teaxs", and "texass". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "text", "texts", "tea", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation. The correct English form is Texas, spelled T-E-X-A-S.
Definition
- 1A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston.
- 2Several places in the United States:
- 3Several places in the United States:
- 4Several places in the United States:
- 5Several places in the United States:
- 6Several places in the United States:
- 7Several places in the United States:
- 8Several places in the United States:
- 9Several places in the United States:
- 10Several places in the United States:
- 11A locality in the Inverell council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia, adjacent to the Queensland town.
- 12A rural town in southeastern Queensland, Australia, adjacent to the New South Wales locality.
- 13The University of Texas at Austin.
- 14A unisex given name transferred from the place name.
- 15A former sovereign country in North America that existed from 1836 to 1846.
- 16A surname.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Texas (also Tejas), from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ (“friend, ally”), used to refer to the Caddo nation.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etxas,teaxs,texass,texsa,texxas,ttexas,txeas
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Texas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Texas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-E-X-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɛk.səs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “text” - see the side-by-side comparison. Texas vs text
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.