Ardmore

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

The verdict

“Ardmore” is an uncommon English word, ranked #54,621 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#54,621
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A promontory on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Helensburgh and Cardross (OS grid ref NS3178)

Key facts for Ardmore
PropertyValue
HeadwordArdmore
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,621
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ardmore” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Ardmore is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #54,621 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ardmore, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish Ard Mór (or Aird Mhór) and Scottish Gaelic Aird Mhòr, meaning "great height". See further Old Irish - and Old Irish -. The correct English form is Ardmore, spelled A-R-D-M-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A promontory on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Helensburgh and Cardross (OS grid ref NS3178)
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Ross-shire, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7086).
  3. 3
    A hamlet and ferry port on Barra, Western Isles council area, Scotland, otherwise named Àird Mhòr (OS grid ref NF7203).
  4. 4
    A locality on South Uist, Western Isles council area, otherwise Àird Mhôr (OS grid ref NF7946).
  5. 5
    A number of points and bays in Highland and Argyll and Bute council areas.
  6. 6
    A village and seaside resort in County Waterford, Ireland, otherwise named Aird Mhór.
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    A townland in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland.
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    A village and townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
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    Townlands in County Antrim, County Fermanagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
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    A neighbourhood in North Saanich, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Etymology

From Irish Ard Mór (or Aird Mhór) and Scottish Gaelic Aird Mhòr, meaning "great height". See further Old Irish - and Old Irish -.

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 "Ardmore"?
"Ardmore" is spelled A-R-D-M-O-R-E.
What does "Ardmore" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ardmore" means: A promontory on the Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland, between Helensburgh and Cardross (OS grid ref NS3178)
What is the origin of the word "Ardmore"?
From Irish Ard Mór (or Aird Mhór) and Scottish Gaelic Aird Mhòr, meaning "great height". See further Old Irish - and Old Irish -. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Ardmore”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-R-D-M-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list