# Utah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈjuːˌtɑː/ · frequency rank #4,909

## Definitions
1. A state in the western United States. Capital and largest city: Salt Lake City.
2. A lake in Utah, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois.
4. An unincorporated community in Dearborn County, Indiana.
5. A remote rural locality and civil parish in northwestern New South Wales, Australia.
6. University of Utah.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Yuta, of Pueblo and/or Apache origin.

## Easily confused with
- **UTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/utah-vs-utc)
- **UVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/utah-vs-uva)
- **ute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/utah-vs-ute)
- **utd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/utah-vs-utd)
- **uh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uh-vs-utah)
- **UT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ut-vs-utah)
- **UA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ua-vs-utah)
- **USA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usa-vs-utah)
- **ugh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ugh-vs-utah)
- **UAE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uae-vs-utah)
- **uhh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uhh-vs-utah)
- **Una** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/una-vs-utah)
- **UAV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uav-vs-utah)
- **UGA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uga-vs-utah)
- **UAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uaw-vs-utah)
- **uta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uta-vs-utah)
- **Ufa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ufa-vs-utah)
- **UAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uas-vs-utah)
- **Umar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/umar-vs-utah)
- **Ural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ural-vs-utah)

## Common misspellings (5)
`tuah`, `uath`, `utahh`, `utha`, `uttah`

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