Buckinghamshire
/ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/
"buckinghamshire" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Buckinghamshire” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #27,760 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #27,760
- frequency rank, English
- 15
- letters
- 24
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Buckinghamshire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #27,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 24 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Buckinghamshire” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Buckinghamshire is 15 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,760 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 24 likely wrong-spelling variants for Buckinghamshire, with forms such as "bbuckinghamshire", "bcukinghamshire", and "bucckinghamshire". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Buccingahāmsċīr (“district of Bucca's home”), from Buccingahām + sċīr, first element from Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -inga + ham. By surface analysis, Buckingham + -shire. The correct English form is Buckinghamshire, spelled B-U-C-K-I-N-G-H-A-M-S-H-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
- 2Buckinghamshire Council, a local government unitary authority which replaced the county council in 2020 in all of Buckinghamshire except Milton Keynes.
Etymology
From Old English Buccingahāmsċīr (“district of Bucca's home”), from Buccingahām + sċīr, first element from Bucca (see bucca (“he-goat”)) + -inga + ham. By surface analysis, Buckingham + -shire.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbuckinghamshire,bcukinghamshire,bucckinghamshire,buciknghamshire,buckignhamshire,buckingahmshire,buckingghamshire,buckinghamhsire,buckinghammshire,buckinghamshhire,buckinghamshier,buckinghamshirre,buckinghamshrie,buckinghamsihre,buckinghamsshire,buckinghasmhire,buckinghhamshire,buckinghmashire,buckinhgamshire,buckinnghamshire,buckkinghamshire,bucknighamshire,bukcinghamshire,ubckinghamshire
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Buckinghamshire - 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.
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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Using “Buckinghamshire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-U-C-K-I-N-G-H-A-M-S-H-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbʌk.ɪŋ.əm.ʃə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.