Beresford

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

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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Beresford” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,545
frequency rank, English: 31,241
“B” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Old English.

Corpus desk

Index EN-beresford · Beresford · English

Beresford · rank #42,545 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #42,545
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 14 variants
BOOK-DENSE 31,241
PHOTO-FINISH Berliner

Nearest frequency peer: Berliner (+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.

batgirl

57,459
bathrobe

57,458
Beresford

57,456
Berliner

57,455
biathlon

57,454
Bir

57,453

What this shows Bars show where “Beresford” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for Beresford
Property	Value
Headword	Beresford
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#42,545
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Beresford” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Beresford lands here:

#42,545

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Beresford, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,545 among 31,241 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Beresford, with forms such as "bberesford", "beersford", and "berefsord". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”). The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854). The correct English form is Beresford, spelled B-E-R-E-S-F-O-R-D.

Definition

1
A surname from Old English.
2
A settlement in British Columbia, Canada.
3
A town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada.
4
A city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Staffordshire, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + ford (“ford”). The town in New Brunswick is named after military officer and politician William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768 - 1854).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

bberesford
beersford
berefsord
beresfford
beresfodr
beresfordd
beresforrd
beresfrod
beresofrd
beressford
berresford
berseford
breesford
ebresford

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Beresford - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Beresford"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Beresford"?

"Beresford" is spelled B-E-R-E-S-F-O-R-D.

What does "Beresford" mean?

As a proper noun, "Beresford" means: A surname from Old English.

What are common misspellings of "Beresford"?

Common misspellings include "bberesford", "beersford", "berefsord", "beresfford", "beresfodr". The correct spelling is "Beresford".

What is the origin of the word "Beresford"?

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Beresford", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

automaton#42,534 carnivore#42,569 analgesic#42,520 causative#42,574

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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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.