# Worcester

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwʊstə/ · frequency rank #13,274

## Definitions
1. A city and local government district with borough status in and the county town of Worcestershire, England.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
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5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
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8. A town in Limpopo province, South Africa.
9. A town in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
10. Ellipsis of Worcester College, Oxford.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Wirchestre, Wirechestre, from Old English Weogornaċeaster (“Roman fort of the Weogoran”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`owrcester`, `wocrester`, `worccester`, `worcesetr`, `worcesster`, `worcesterr`, `worcestre`, `worcestter`, `worcetser`, `worcseter`, `worecster`, `worrcester`, `wrocester`, `wworcester`

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