washington
Wash·ing·ton/ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/noun
washington is spelled W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (Wash·ing·ton). It appears 120 times per million words in written English, the 873rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, washington means “Synonym of agawan base (a team game)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in washington?
| Letters | 10: W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Wash·ing·ton |
| In writing | 120 times per million words; the 873rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is washington?
Washington appears 120 times per million words in written English, the 873rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce washington?
- US /ˈwɑʃɪŋtən/
- US /ˈwɔʃɪŋtən/
- /wɔɹʃɪŋtən/
Washington has 3 syllables, split Wash·ing·ton in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Washington.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does washington mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of agawan base (a team game)
noun
- 1
USslangA U.S. one-dollar bill, which features a portrait of George Washington.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does washington come from?
Washington (the town in Tyne and Wear, northeast England): probably from the Old English place name Hwæssingatūn (literally “a settlement of the household of *Hwæssa”), from *Hwæssa (a Saxon chieftain's name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead, settlement”). It was attested in 1096 as Wasindone. *Hwæssa is of uncertain origin, said to possibly correspond to waþ (“hunt”) + sige (“victory”), or possibly related to hwæte (“wheat”). There are other theories; more on Wikipedia. The surname derives from the town, and most places in the United States are named for George Washington.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).