Ushant

/ˈʌʃənt/

//ˈʌʃənt// name

"ushant" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ushant” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An island located in the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, at the southwestern end of the English Channel, marking the northwesternmost point of metropolitan France.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ushant · Ushant · English

Ushant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "U" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Ushant
PropertyValue
HeadwordUshant
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈʌʃənt/
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Ushant” in English

Ushantfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ushant is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈʌʃənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An island located in the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, at the southwestern end of the English Channel, marking the northwesternmost point of metropolitan France.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ushant, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Ushant, spelled U-S-H-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An island located in the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, at the southwestern end of the English Channel, marking the northwesternmost point of metropolitan France.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ushant"?
"Ushant" is spelled U-S-H-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʌʃənt/.
What does "Ushant" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ushant" means: An island located in the department of Finistère, Brittany, France, at the southwestern end of the English Channel, marking the northwesternmost point of metropolitan France.
How do you pronounce "Ushant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ushant" is /ˈʌʃənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ushant" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list