Baskerville
/ˈbæs.kɚˌvɪl/
"baskerville" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Baskerville” is uncommon English (frequency #61,994 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,994
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Corpus desk
Index EN-baskerville · Baskerville · English
Baskerville · rank #61,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,994
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH beanbag
Nearest frequency peer: beanbag (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “Baskerville”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Barnstable
Barnstable
38,011 corpus weight
- Barris
Barris
38,009 corpus weight
- Baskerville
Baskerville
38,007 corpus weight
- beanbag
beanbag
38,006 corpus weight
- Beckley
Beckley
38,004 corpus weight
- bedspread
bedspread
38,003 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Baskerville” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Baskerville |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈbæs.kɚˌvɪl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #61,994 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Baskerville” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Baskerville is uncommon English at frequency #61,994 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈbæs.kɚˌvɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Baskerville, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Baskerville, spelled B-A-S-K-E-R-V-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- 2A family of serif fonts derived from the work of John Baskerville.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Baskerville appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Caslon or Garamond or Baskerville is shouted as the compositors search for as many cases of these types as can be found.
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).