Ushuaïa

\u.ʃu.a.ja\

/\u.ʃu.a.ja\/ name

The verdict

“Ushuaïa” is uncommon French (frequency #78,028 among 456 “U” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,028
frequency rank, French
456
“U” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de la province argentine de Terre de Feu, Antarctique et Îles de l'Atlantique Sud.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ushuaia · Ushuaïa · French

Ushuaïa · rank #78,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,028
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 456
  • PHOTO-FINISH username

Nearest frequency peer: username (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Ushuaïa »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Ushuaïa » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ushuaïa
PropertyValue
HeadwordUshuaïa
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\u.ʃu.a.ja\
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Ushuaïa » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Ushuaïatombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « username » (#78,027), « uti » (#78,029), « UNRWA » (#78,026). Parmi 456 lemmes en « U », « Ushuaïa » est au #78,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ushuaïa is uncommon French at frequency #78,028 among 456 “U” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \u.ʃu.a.ja\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Capitale de la province argentine de Terre de Feu, Antarctique et Îles de l'Atlantique Sud.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ushuaïa, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Ushuaïa, spelled U-S-H-U-A-Ï-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale de la province argentine de Terre de Feu, Antarctique et Îles de l'Atlantique Sud.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ushuaïa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ushuaïa , capitale de la Terre de Feu argentine, sur le canal de Beagle, est la résidence du gouverneur argentin .

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 "Ushuaïa"?
"Ushuaïa" is spelled U-S-H-U-A-Ï-A. The IPA pronunciation is \u.ʃu.a.ja\.
What does "Ushuaïa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ushuaïa" means: Capitale de la province argentine de Terre de Feu, Antarctique et Îles de l'Atlantique Sud.
How do you pronounce "Ushuaïa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ushuaïa" is \u.ʃu.a.ja\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ushuaïa" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ushuaïa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list