# Wabash

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɔbæʃ/ · frequency rank #32,236

## Definitions
1. A number of places in the United States:
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8. The former Wabash Railroad.

## Etymology
Via French Ouabache, from Miami [Term?] (“it shines white”), referring to the Wabash River (which has a limestone bed), ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- (“(be) white”).

## Easily confused with
- **wash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wabash-vs-wash)
- **Walsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wabash-vs-walsh)

## Common misspellings (9)
`awbash`, `waabsh`, `wabahs`, `wabashh`, `wabassh`, `wabbash`, `wabsah`, `wbaash`, `wwabash`

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