Arundel

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

/ˈæɹəndəl/

//ˈæɹəndəl// name

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

The verdict

“Arundel” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,545
frequency rank, English: 3,931
“A” headwords: 10
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A market town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0107).

Corpus desk

Index EN-arundel · Arundel · English

Arundel · rank #29,545 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #29,545
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 10 variants
BOOK-MID 3,931
PHOTO-FINISH atari

Nearest frequency peer: atari (+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.

arbitrator

70,460
archangel

70,459
Arundel

70,456
atari

70,455
athleticism

70,454
axles

70,453

What this shows “Arundel” 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).

Arundel vs asunder

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Arundel
Property	Value
Headword	Arundel
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈæɹəndəl/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#29,545
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Arundel”

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).Arundellands here:

#29,545

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “atari” (#29,546), “athleticism” (#29,547), “archangel” (#29,542). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Arundel” is #29,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Arundel (IPA /ˈæɹəndəl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,545 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Arundel, with forms such as "arnudel", "arrundel", and "arudnel". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "asunder", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English hārhūne (“horehound”) + dell (“small valley”). The correct English form is Arundel, spelled A-R-U-N-D-E-L.

Definition

1
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0107).
2
A township municipality in Les Laurentides regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.
3
A town in York County, Maine, United States.
4
A suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
5
A small settlement by the Rangitata River, south Canterbury, New Zealand.

Etymology

From Old English hārhūne (“horehound”) + dell (“small valley”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

arnudel
arrundel
arudnel
arunddel
arundell
arundle
arunedl
arunndel
aurndel
raundel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Arundel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Arundel"

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 "Arundel"?

"Arundel" is spelled A-R-U-N-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈæɹəndəl/.

What does "Arundel" mean?

As a proper noun, "Arundel" means: A market town and civil parish with a town council in Arun district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ0107).

What words are commonly confused with "Arundel"?

"Arundel" is commonly confused with "asunder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Arundel"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Arundel" is /ˈæɹəndəl/. 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 "Arundel"?

From Old English hārhūne (“horehound”) + dell (“small valley”). 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 "Arundel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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