Backlund
"backlund" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Backlund” is uncommon English (frequency #81,134 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,134
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Swedish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-backlund · Backlund · English
Backlund · rank #81,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,134
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 31,241
- PHOTO-FINISH Ayam
Nearest frequency peer: Ayam (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Backlund”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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18,867 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Backlund” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Backlund |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #81,134 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Backlund” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Backlund is uncommon English at frequency #81,134 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Swedish.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Backlund in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Swedish Backlund or Bäcklund, from backe (“hill”) or bäck (“stream”) + lund (“grove”). The correct English form is Backlund, spelled B-A-C-K-L-U-N-D.
Definition
- 1A surname from Swedish.
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish Backlund or Bäcklund, from backe (“hill”) or bäck (“stream”) + lund (“grove”).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.