Burlingame

name

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"burlingame" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Burlingame” is uncommon English (frequency #55,300 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,300
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

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

Key facts for Burlingame
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurlingame
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Burlingame” 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). Burlingame lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Burlingame is uncommon English at frequency #55,300 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Burlingame in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: A variant of Burlingham, itself from the Old English personal name *Bærla or *Byrla + -ing (“diminutive marker”) + hām (“homestead”). The correct English form is Burlingame, spelled B-U-R-L-I-N-G-A-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A place in the United States:
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:

Etymology

A variant of Burlingham, itself from the Old English personal name *Bærla or *Byrla + -ing (“diminutive marker”) + hām (“homestead”).

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 "Burlingame"?
"Burlingame" is spelled B-U-R-L-I-N-G-A-M-E.
What does "Burlingame" mean?
As a proper noun, "Burlingame" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Burlingame"?
A variant of Burlingham, itself from the Old English personal name *Bærla or *Byrla + -ing (“diminutive marker”) + hām (“homestead”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Burlingame”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-U-R-L-I-N-G-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list