Lincoln

/[…]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,121

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Lincoln is aGermanname. It means: Hauptstadt von Nebraska, USA Pronounced […]. Often confused with of and TO.

Key facts for Lincoln
PropertyValue
HeadwordLincoln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,121
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Lincoln in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Lincoln is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,121 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Lincoln, with forms such as "ilncoln", "licnoln", and "linccoln". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "TO", "video", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Lincoln, spelled L-I-N-C-O-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Nebraska, USA
  2. 2
    Stadt in der mittelenglischen Grafschaft Lincolnshire
  3. 3
    Name verschiedener Orte

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ilncoln,licnoln,linccoln,linclon,lincolln,lincolnn,linconl,linncoln,linocln,llincoln,lnicoln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Lincoln

Misspelling Variants of "Lincoln"

ilncoln7licnoln7linccoln8linclon7lincolln8lincolnn8linconl7linncoln8
Misspelling Variants of "Lincoln"

Frequency rank: #12,121 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Lincoln"?
"Lincoln" is spelled L-I-N-C-O-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Lincoln" mean?
As a name, "Lincoln" means: Hauptstadt von Nebraska, USA
What words are commonly confused with "Lincoln"?
"Lincoln" is commonly confused with "of", "TO", "video". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Lincoln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lincoln" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Lincoln" come from?
"Lincoln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter L in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.