Aintree

/ˈeɪn.tɹiː/

//ˈeɪn.tɹiː// name

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"aintree" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Aintree” is uncommon English (frequency #51,531 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,531
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; the home of the Grand National. (OS grid ref SJ3798).

Corpus desk

Index EN-aintree · Aintree · English

Aintree · rank #51,531 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,531
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH agha

Nearest frequency peer: agha (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “Aintree”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Aintree” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Aintree
PropertyValue
HeadwordAintree
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈeɪn.tɹiː/
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,531
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Aintree” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Aintreefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “agha” (#51,529), “Alanis” (#51,533), “Adolfo” (#51,528). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Aintree” is #51,531. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Aintree is uncommon English at frequency #51,531 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈeɪn.tɹiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Aintree in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old Norse einn and tré, meaning "a single tree". The correct English form is Aintree, spelled A-I-N-T-R-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; the home of the Grand National. (OS grid ref SJ3798).
  2. 2
    A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia

Etymology

From Old Norse einn and tré, meaning "a single tree".

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 "Aintree"?
"Aintree" is spelled A-I-N-T-R-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪn.tɹiː/.
What does "Aintree" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aintree" means: A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England; the home of the Grand National. (OS grid ref SJ3798).
How do you pronounce "Aintree"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aintree" is /ˈeɪn.tɹiː/. 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 "Aintree"?
From Old Norse einn and tré, meaning "a single tree". 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 "Aintree", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

acharya#51,526wrinkly#51,511whooped#51,508baloney#51,556

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list