Washington

\wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\

/\wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\/ name

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The verdict

“Washington” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,553 in French word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#2,553
frequency rank, French
10
letters
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville capitale fédérale des États-Unis, appelée aussi Washington, D.C..

Key facts for Washington
PropertyValue
HeadwordWashington
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\
Letters10
Frequency rank#2,553
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Washington” 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). Washington 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.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Washington is 10 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,553 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 22 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Washington, spelled W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville capitale fédérale des États-Unis, appelée aussi Washington, D.C..
  2. 2
    Le gouvernement américain.
  3. 3
    Un des États des États-Unis, sur la côte Pacifique et limitrophe avec le Canada.
  4. 4
    Atoll des Kiribati.
  5. 5
    Lac Washington (lac de l’état de Washington).
  6. 6
    Mont Washington (montagnes du New Hampshire, de l’Oregon, de l’État de Washington et de Colombie-Britannique).
  7. 7
    Ville de l’Arkansas, de Californie, de Caroline du Nord, du Connecticut, de Géorgie.
  8. 8
    Ville de l’Illinois, de l’Indiana, de l’Iowa, du Kansas, de Louisiane.
  9. 9
    Ville du Maine, du Massachusetts, du Missouri, du Nebraska, du New Hampshire.
  10. 10
    Ville du New Jersey, de l’État de New York, de l’Oklahoma, de Pennsylvanie, village de Rhode Island.
  11. 11
    Ville de l’Utah, du Vermont, de Virginie, de Virginie-Occidentale.
  12. 12
    Nom de sept villes du Wisconsin.
  13. 13
    Communauté non-incorporée du Michigan et du Mississippi.
  14. 14
    Ville d’Afrique du Sud, d’Angleterre, d’Argentine, d’Aruba, de Bolivie.
  15. 15
    Ville de Colombie, de Cuba, du Guyana, d’Irlande, du Nicaragua.
  16. 16
    Ville de l’Ontario et de République dominicaine.
  17. 17
    Comté de l’Alabama, de l’Arkansas, de Caroline du Nord, du Colorado, de Floride.
  18. 18
    Comté de Géorgie, de l’Idaho, de l’Illinois, de l’Indiana, de l’Iowa.
  19. 19
    Comté du Kansas, du Kentucky, du Maine, du Maryland, du Minnesota.
  20. 20
    Comté du Mississippi, du Missouri, du Nebraska, de l’État de New York, de l’Ohio.
  21. 21
    Comté de l’Oklahoma, de l’Oregon, de Pennsylvanie, de Rhode Island, du Tennessee.
  22. 22
    Comté du Tennessee, du Texas, de l’Utah, du Vermont, de Virginie et du Wisconsin.

This word in other languages

Washington, D.C.(English)Washington D. C.(Español)Washington, D.C.(Deutsch)Washington(Português)

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 - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

awshington2wahsington2washhington1washignton2washinggton1washingotn2washingtno2washingtonn1
Edit distance from "Washington"

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 "Washington"?
"Washington" is spelled W-A-S-H-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\.
What does "Washington" mean?
As a proper noun, "Washington" means: Ville capitale fédérale des États-Unis, appelée aussi Washington, D.C..
What are common misspellings of "Washington"?
Common misspellings include "awshington", "wahsington", "washhington", "washignton", "washinggton". The correct spelling is "Washington".
How do you pronounce "Washington"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Washington" is \wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Washington" come from?
"Washington" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Washington”

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

  • The one correct French 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 \wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list