Bingham

/ˈbɪŋəm/

//ˈbɪŋəm// name

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"bingham" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bingham” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,682. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,682
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK703343).

Corpus desk

Index EN-bingham · Bingham · English

Bingham · rank #24,682 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,682
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bernadette

Nearest frequency peer: Bernadette (-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 “Bingham”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Bingham” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Bingham vs bonham
57% similar
Bingham vs Brigham
71% similar
Bingham vs Bentham
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Bingham
PropertyValue
HeadwordBingham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈbɪŋəm/
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,682
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Bingham”

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).Binghamlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Bernadette” (#24,681), “bouncer” (#24,683), “bracing” (#24,684). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Bingham” is #24,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Bingham (IPA /ˈbɪŋəm/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,682 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bingham, with forms such as "bbingham", "bignham", and "bingahm". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "bonham", "Brigham", "Bentham", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām. The correct English form is Bingham, spelled B-I-N-G-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK703343).
  2. 2
    An eastern suburb of Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3072).
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    An English habitational surname for someone from the town in Nottinghamshire, or Melcombe Bingham in Dorset.

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbingham
  • bignham
  • bingahm
  • binggham
  • binghamm
  • binghham
  • binghma
  • binhgam
  • binngham
  • bnigham
  • ibngham

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bingham - 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.

bbingham1bignham2bingahm2binggham1binghamm1binghham1binghma2binhgam2
Edit distance from "Bingham"

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 "Bingham"?
"Bingham" is spelled B-I-N-G-H-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɪŋəm/.
What does "Bingham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bingham" means: A town and civil parish in Rushcliffe district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK703343).
What words are commonly confused with "Bingham"?
"Bingham" is commonly confused with "bonham", "Brigham", "Bentham". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bingham"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bingham" is /ˈbɪŋəm/. 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 "Bingham"?
Uncertain. Perhaps from Old English Bynna (given name) + -ing + hām (“home, property”), or from Old Norse bingr (“stall, bed”) + hām. 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 "Bingham", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bouncer#24,683bracing#24,684beacons#24,678cadence#24,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

bavarian11 variantsAsheville11 variantsupheaval11 variantstemplar11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list