Washington

\wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\

/\wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\/ name

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The verdict

“Washington” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,553
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville capitale fédérale des États-Unis, appelée aussi Washington, D.C..

Corpus desk

Index FR-washington · Washington · French

Washington · rank #2,553 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,553
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH vierge

Nearest frequency peer: vierge (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Washington”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Washington” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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
← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Washington (IPA \wa.ʃiŋ.tɔn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,553 among 549 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 22 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. C’est une ville de cauchemar que Washington en juillet. Elle baigne dans l’air brûlant, humide. Les orages même ne la rafraîchissent pas.
  2. Téhéran, en particulier, avec qui Washington espère sceller un accord historique sur son programme nucléaire, est violemment critiqué pour ses « graves restrictions » sur les libertés individuelles.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

convaincre#2,566différente#2,571dirigeants#2,572partenaire#2,532

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

composition16 variantspopulations16 variantsdéterminer16 variantsfabrication16 variants

What to do next

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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