Aylesbury

/ˈeɪlzbəɹi/

//ˈeɪlzbəɹi// name

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"aylesbury" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Aylesbury” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,323. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,323
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8113).

Corpus desk

Index EN-aylesbury · Aylesbury · English

Aylesbury · rank #46,323 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,323
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aways

Nearest frequency peer: aways (-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 “Aylesbury”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Aylesbury” 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 Aylesbury
PropertyValue
HeadwordAylesbury
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈeɪlzbəɹi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,323
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Aylesbury”

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).Aylesburylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “aways” (#46,322), “Ayurveda” (#46,324), “attestation” (#46,321). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Aylesbury” is #46,323. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Aylesbury (IPA /ˈeɪlzbəɹi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,323 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aylesbury, with forms such as "alyesbury", "ayelsbury", and "aylebsury". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Æġles burg. The correct English form is Aylesbury, spelled A-Y-L-E-S-B-U-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8113).
  2. 2
    A village in the Rural Municipality of Craik, No. 222, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. 3
    A rural locality in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Etymology

From Old English Æġles burg.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alyesbury
  • ayelsbury
  • aylebsury
  • aylesbbury
  • aylesbruy
  • aylesburry
  • aylesburyy
  • aylesbuyr
  • aylessbury
  • aylesubry
  • ayllesbury
  • aylsebury
  • ayylesbury
  • yalesbury

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alyesbury2ayelsbury2aylebsury2aylesbbury1aylesbruy2aylesburry1aylesburyy1aylesbuyr2
Edit distance from "Aylesbury"

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 "Aylesbury"?
"Aylesbury" is spelled A-Y-L-E-S-B-U-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈeɪlzbəɹi/.
What does "Aylesbury" mean?
As a proper noun, "Aylesbury" means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP8113).
What are common misspellings of "Aylesbury"?
Common misspellings include "alyesbury", "ayelsbury", "aylebsury", "aylesbbury", "aylesbruy". The correct spelling is "Aylesbury".
How do you pronounce "Aylesbury"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Aylesbury" is /ˈeɪlzbəɹi/. 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 "Aylesbury"?
From Old English Æġles burg. 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 "Aylesbury", 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list