Andersson
"andersson" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Andersson” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,723. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,723
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Swedish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-andersson · Andersson · English
Andersson · rank #38,723 · 11 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,723
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH anabolic
Nearest frequency peer: anabolic (-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 “Andersson”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- AML
AML
61,281 corpus weight
- amorous
amorous
61,280 corpus weight
- anabolic
anabolic
61,279 corpus weight
- Andersson
Andersson
61,278 corpus weight
- anemic
anemic
61,277 corpus weight
- anima
anima
61,276 corpus weight
What this shows “Andersson” 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).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Andersson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #38,723 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Andersson”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Andersson, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,723 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname from Swedish.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Andersson, with forms such as "adnersson", "anddersson", and "anderrsson". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Anderson", "Andersen", "Alderson", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Swedish Andersson. The correct English form is Andersson, spelled A-N-D-E-R-S-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname from Swedish.
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish Andersson.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adnersson
- anddersson
- anderrsson
- andersosn
- anderssno
- anderssonn
- andesrson
- andresson
- anedrsson
- anndersson
- nadersson
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Andersson - 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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Andersson", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).