Arlington

Name: Arlington, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/

//ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Arlington” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,648. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,648
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place in England:

Corpus desk

Index EN-arlington · Arlington · English

Arlington · rank #10,648 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,648
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH arcade

Nearest frequency peer: arcade (-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.

analytical

89,356
anticipate

89,355
arcade

89,354
Arlington

89,353
arose

89,352
asthma

89,351

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

Key facts for Arlington
Property	Value
Headword	Arlington
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#10,648
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Arlington”

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).Arlingtonlands here:

#10,648

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “arcade” (#10,647), “arose” (#10,649), “anticipate” (#10,646). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Arlington” is #10,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Arlington (IPA /ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,648 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 40 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Arlington, with forms such as "alrington", "arilngton", and "arlignton". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Old English personal name Ælfrēd + -ing (“called after”) + tūn (“estate”), literally, “estate named after Alfred”. Many of the place names in the United States derive from Arlington House, formerly the plantation of Robert E. Lee. The correct English form is Arlington, spelled A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N.

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Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia, an American military cemetery.

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ælfrēd + -ing (“called after”) + tūn (“estate”), literally, “estate named after Alfred”. Many of the place names in the United States derive from Arlington House, formerly the plantation of Robert E. Lee.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

alrington
arilngton
arlignton
arlinggton
arlingotn
arlingtno
arlingtonn
arlingtton
arlinngton
arlintgon
arllington
arlnigton
arrlington
ralington

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Arlington - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Arlington"

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 "Arlington"?

"Arlington" is spelled A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/.

What does "Arlington" mean?

As a proper noun, "Arlington" means: A place in England:

What are common misspellings of "Arlington"?

Common misspellings include "alrington", "arilngton", "arlignton", "arlinggton", "arlingotn". The correct spelling is "Arlington".

How do you pronounce "Arlington"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arlington" is /ˈɑː.lɪŋ.tən/. 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 "Arlington"?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Arlington", 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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