Anglesey

/ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/

//ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː// name

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"anglesey" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Anglesey” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,674. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,674
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county ...

Corpus desk

Index EN-anglesey · Anglesey · English

Anglesey · rank #32,674 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,674
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Annabel

Nearest frequency peer: Annabel (+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 “Anglesey”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Anglesey” 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 Anglesey
PropertyValue
HeadwordAnglesey
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,674
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Anglesey”

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).Angleseylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Annabel” (#32,675), “Amal” (#32,672), “antivirus” (#32,676). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Anglesey” is #32,674. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Anglesey (IPA /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,674 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Anglesey, with forms such as "agnlesey", "angelsey", and "angglesey". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey. The correct English form is Anglesey, spelled A-N-G-L-E-S-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county was merged into Gwynedd in 1974.
  2. 2
    A unitary authority in Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, created in 1996 when it was separated from Gwynedd.
  3. 3
    A marquisate in the peerage of the United Kingdom.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Anglesey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Owain Roberts, from Anglesey, was sent a bill for £4,300 by Vodafone.

Etymology

Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at Anglesey.

Synonyms

Ynys Môn

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • agnlesey
  • angelsey
  • angglesey
  • angleesy
  • angleseyy
  • anglessey
  • anglesye
  • angllesey
  • anglseey
  • anlgesey
  • annglesey
  • naglesey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Anglesey - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

agnlesey2angelsey2angglesey1angleesy2angleseyy1anglessey1anglesye2angllesey1
Edit distance from "Anglesey"

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 "Anglesey"?
"Anglesey" is spelled A-N-G-L-E-S-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/.
What does "Anglesey" mean?
As a proper noun, "Anglesey" means: An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait. The county ...
What are common misspellings of "Anglesey"?
Common misspellings include "agnlesey", "angelsey", "angglesey", "angleesy", "angleseyy". The correct spelling is "Anglesey".
How do you pronounce "Anglesey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Anglesey" is /ˈæŋ.ɡəl.siː/. 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 "Anglesey"?
Possibly of Old Norse origin, from Ǫngullsey (“hook island”) (ǫngull + ey) or Ǫnglisey (“Ǫngli's island”), the name Ǫngli itself being a variant of Ǫngull and from the former noun. Folk etymology confused the name with that of the Angles. More at ... 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 "Anglesey", 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list