Us Geography Spell-Check: Visual Map Proves Only One State Ends in Letter K
Cross-referencing state name endings illustrates how severely terminal consonants are underrepresented across the country. The table below outlines the rarest word-ending letters across all 50 states, categorizing their frequency and linguistic origins.
| Terminal Letter | State Count | Matching States | Linguistic Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| K | 1 | New York | Old Norse / Brythonic via Old English |
| D | 1 | Maryland | Old English (Land of Queen Henrietta Maria) |
| G | 1 | Wyoming | Munsee Delaware (Lenape xwé:wămənk) |
| T | 2 | Connecticut, Vermont | Mohegan-Pequot (Quinnehtukqut) / French (Verts Monts) |
| N | 3 | Michigan, Oregon, Washington | Ojibwe / Disputed French-Spanish / Old English |
| S | 4 | Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Texas | French transcriptions of Indigenous terms / Caddo |
