Washington
[waˈʃĩŋt̪õn]
The verdict
“Washington” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,431 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #2,431
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, localizado en la costa noroeste del país.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Washington |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [waˈʃĩŋt̪õn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #2,431 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Washington” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Washington is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [waˈʃĩŋt̪õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,431 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Washington, with forms such as "awshington", "wahsington", and "washhington". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is Washington, spelled W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Estado que hace parte de los Estados Unidos de América, localizado en la costa noroeste del país.
- 2Ciudad capital de los Estados Unidos de América.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: awshington,wahsington,washhington,washignton,washinggton,washingotn,washingtno,washingtonn,washingtton,washinngton,washintgon,washnigton,wasihngton,wasshington,wsahington,wwashington
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Washington - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Washington”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [waˈʃĩŋt̪õn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.