# Tulsa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtʌlsə/ · frequency rank #15,537

## Definitions
1. A large city, the county seat of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States; the second largest city in the state.

## Etymology
From Creek Tallasi (literally “old town”). Compare Tallahassee, from the same or a similar term.

## Easily confused with
- **tuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulsa-vs-tuna)
- **tusk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulsa-vs-tusk)
- **tulsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulsa-vs-tulsi)
- **Tutsi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulsa-vs-tutsi)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tsa-vs-tulsa)
- **tugs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tugs-vs-tulsa)
- **tuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuba-vs-tulsa)
- **Tessa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tessa-vs-tulsa)
- **tulip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulip-vs-tulsa)
- **Tully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tully-vs-tulsa)
- **tulle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tulle-vs-tulsa)

## Common misspellings (7)
`tlusa`, `ttulsa`, `tulas`, `tullsa`, `tulssa`, `tusla`, `utlsa`

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