Annapolis

name

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The verdict

“Annapolis” is uncommon French (frequency #62,772 among 424,905 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,772
frequency rank, French
424,905
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capitale du Maryland, aux États-Unis.

Key facts for Annapolis
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnnapolis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,772
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Annapolis” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Annapolis lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Annapolis is uncommon French at frequency #62,772 among 424,905 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capitale du Maryland, aux États-Unis.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Annapolis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Annapolis, spelled A-N-N-A-P-O-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale du Maryland, aux États-Unis.

This word in other languages

Annapolis(English)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Annapolis"?
"Annapolis" is spelled A-N-N-A-P-O-L-I-S.
What does "Annapolis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Annapolis" means: Capitale du Maryland, aux États-Unis.
What language does "Annapolis" come from?
"Annapolis" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Annapolis”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is A-N-N-A-P-O-L-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list