Washington D. C.
[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aʃĩn̪t̪õn̪ d̪e ˈse]
The verdict
“Washington D. C.” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capital de los Estados Unidos, oficialmente conocido como Distrito de Columbia (D. C.)
Corpus desk
Index ES-washington-d-c · Washington D. C. · Spanish
Washington D. C. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Washington D. C. |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aʃĩn̪t̪õn̪ d̪e ˈse] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “Washington D. C.” en español
Rare enough to double-check
Washington D. C. is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝aʃĩn̪t̪õn̪ d̪e ˈse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capital de los Estados Unidos, oficialmente conocido como Distrito de Columbia (D. C.)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Washington D. C. in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Washington D. C., spelled W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N- -D-.- -C-..
Definition
- 1Capital de los Estados Unidos, oficialmente conocido como Distrito de Columbia (D. C.)
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.