Ainsworth

/ˈeɪnz.wɜːθ/

//ˈeɪnz.wɜːθ// name

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"ainsworth" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ainsworth” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,714
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7610).

Corpus desk

Index EN-ainsworth · Ainsworth · English

Ainsworth · rank #38,714 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,714
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH airforce

Nearest frequency peer: airforce (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Ainsworth”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ainsworth
PropertyValue
HeadwordAinsworth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈeɪnz.wɜːθ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#38,714
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Ainsworth”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Ainsworthlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “airforce” (#38,715), “aggregator” (#38,712), “ait” (#38,716). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Ainsworth” is #38,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Ainsworth (IPA /ˈeɪnz.wɜːθ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,714 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ainsworth, with forms such as "ainnsworth", "ainsowrth", and "ainssworth". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure". The correct English form is Ainsworth, spelled A-I-N-S-W-O-R-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7610).
  2. 2
    Former name of Ainsworth Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:
  6. 6
    A place in the United States:
  7. 7
    A place in the United States:
  8. 8
    A place in the United States:
  9. 9
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure".

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ainnsworth
  • ainsowrth
  • ainssworth
  • ainsworht
  • ainsworrth
  • ainsworthh
  • ainswortth
  • ainswotrh
  • ainswroth
  • ainswworth
  • ainwsorth
  • aisnworth
  • anisworth
  • iansworth

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ainnsworth1ainsowrth2ainssworth1ainsworht2ainsworrth1ainsworthh1ainswortth1ainswotrh2
Edit distance from "Ainsworth"

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 "Ainsworth"?
"Ainsworth" is spelled A-I-N-S-W-O-R-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪnz.wɜːθ/.
What does "Ainsworth" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ainsworth" means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD7610).
What are common misspellings of "Ainsworth"?
Common misspellings include "ainnsworth", "ainsowrth", "ainssworth", "ainsworht", "ainsworrth". The correct spelling is "Ainsworth".
How do you pronounce "Ainsworth"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ainsworth" is /ˈeɪnz.wɜːθ/. 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 "Ainsworth"?
From Old English Ægen + -es and worþ or worð, meaning "Aegen's enclosure". 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 "Ainsworth", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list