# Brixton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹɪkstən/ · frequency rank #29,199

## Definitions
1. A suburb in the borough of Lambeth, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3175).
2. A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5552).
3. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.
5. A male given name transferred from the place name or surname.

## Etymology
(district of London): Thought to originate from Brixistane, meaning "the stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)".

## Easily confused with
- **Buxton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brixton-vs-buxton)
- **Breton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-brixton)
- **Briton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-brixton)
- **Bristol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristol-vs-brixton)
- **Britons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/britons-vs-brixton)
- **Braxton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braxton-vs-brixton)
- **Bristow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bristow-vs-brixton)
- **Bretton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bretton-vs-brixton)
- **Brighton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brighton-vs-brixton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`bbrixton`, `birxton`, `britxon`, `brixotn`, `brixtno`, `brixtonn`, `brixtton`, `brixxton`, `brrixton`, `brxiton`, `rbixton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brixton