Southampton
[saʊ̯θˈʔɛmptn̩]
The verdict
“Southampton” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,034
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hafenstadt in der englischen Grafschaft Hampshire
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Southampton |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [saʊ̯θˈʔɛmptn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #39,034 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Southampton” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Southampton (IPA [saʊ̯θˈʔɛmptn̩]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,034 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hafenstadt in der englischen Grafschaft Hampshire".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Southampton, with forms such as "osuthampton", "sotuhampton", and "souhtampton". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Southampton, spelled S-O-U-T-H-A-M-P-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Hafenstadt in der englischen Grafschaft Hampshire
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: osuthampton,sotuhampton,souhtampton,soutahmpton,southammpton,southampotn,southamppton,southamptno,southamptonn,southamptton,southamtpon,southapmton,southhampton,southmapton,soutthampton,ssouthampton,suothampton
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Southampton - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Southampton”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-O-U-T-H-A-M-P-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saʊ̯θˈʔɛmptn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.