Benno
"benno" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Benno” is uncommon English (frequency #88,110 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,110
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A nickname of the given name Benjamin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-benno · Benno · English
Benno · rank #88,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,110
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Benoist
Nearest frequency peer: Benoist (+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 “Benno”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Belizean
Belizean
11,893 corpus weight
- Benno
Benno
11,891 corpus weight
- Benoist
Benoist
11,890 corpus weight
- berthe
berthe
11,887 corpus weight
- betaine
betaine
11,886 corpus weight
- betide
betide
11,885 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Benno” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Benno |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #88,110 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Benno” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Benno is uncommon English at frequency #88,110 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A nickname of the given name Benjamin.".
Benno doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ben + -o. The correct English form is Benno, spelled B-E-N-N-O.
Definition
- 1A nickname of the given name Benjamin.
Etymology
From Ben + -o.
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 "Benno"?
What does "Benno" mean?
What is the origin of the word "Benno"?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Benno", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).