Abingdon

Name: Abingdon, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈæb.ɪŋ.dn̩/

//ˈæb.ɪŋ.dn̩// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Abingdon” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,306
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Former name of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, formerly in Berkshire, formally renamed in 2012, and now a short form.

Corpus desk

Index EN-abingdon · Abingdon · English

Abingdon · rank #37,306 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #37,306
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH aam

Nearest frequency peer: aam (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

aam

62,696
Abingdon

62,695
acetone

62,694
actuarial

62,693
Adel

62,692
Adventist

62,691

What this shows “Abingdon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Abingdon vs abandon

63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Abingdon
Property	Value
Headword	Abingdon
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈæb.ɪŋ.dn̩/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#37,306
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Abingdon”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Abingdonlands here:

#37,306

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “aam” (#37,305), “acetone” (#37,307), “actuarial” (#37,308). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Abingdon” is #37,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Abingdon (IPA /ˈæb.ɪŋ.dn̩/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #37,306 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Abingdon, with forms such as "abbingdon", "abigndon", and "abindgon". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "abandon", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Abban dūn. The correct English form is Abingdon, spelled A-B-I-N-G-D-O-N.

Definition

1
Former name of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, formerly in Berkshire, formally renamed in 2012, and now a short form.
2
A community in West Lincoln township, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
3
A place in the United States:
4
A place in the United States:
5
A place in the United States:
6
A place in the United States:

Etymology

From Old English Abban dūn.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

abbingdon
abigndon
abindgon
abingddon
abingdno
abingdonn
abinggdon
abingodn
abinngdon
abnigdon
aibngdon
baingdon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Abingdon - 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.

Edit distance from "Abingdon"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Abingdon"?

"Abingdon" is spelled A-B-I-N-G-D-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæb.ɪŋ.dn̩/.

What does "Abingdon" mean?

As a proper noun, "Abingdon" means: Former name of Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, formerly in Berkshire, formally renamed in 2012, and now a short form.

What words are commonly confused with "Abingdon"?

"Abingdon" is commonly confused with "abandon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Abingdon"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Abingdon" is /ˈæb.ɪŋ.dn̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Abingdon"?

From Old English Abban dūn. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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