# Willamette

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /wɪˈlæmɪt/ · frequency rank #39,164

## Definitions
1. A river in Oregon, United States, a major tributary of the Columbia River.

## Etymology
From a French adaptation of the name of a Clackamas village on the river. The Clackamas spoke a Wasco-Wishram dialect.

## Common misspellings (11)
`iwllamette`, `wilalmette`, `wilamette`, `willaemtte`, `willamete`, `willametet`, `willammette`, `willamtete`, `willmaette`, `wlilamette`, `wwillamette`

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