Caledon

/ˈkæ.lə.dən/

//ˈkæ.lə.dən// name

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

The verdict

“Caledon” is uncommon English (frequency #85,076 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,076
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town in Ontario, Canada.

Corpus desk

Index EN-caledon · Caledon · English

Caledon · rank #85,076 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,076
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH caging

Nearest frequency peer: caging (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Caledon”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Caledon” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Caledon
PropertyValue
HeadwordCaledon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkæ.lə.dən/
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,076
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Caledon” in English

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).Caledonfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “caging” (#85,075), “bungo” (#85,073), “calligraphic” (#85,079). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Caledon” is #85,076. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Caledon is uncommon English at frequency #85,076 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈkæ.lə.dən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Caledon, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is Caledon, spelled C-A-L-E-D-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town in Ontario, Canada.
  2. 2
    A village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.

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 "Caledon"?
"Caledon" is spelled C-A-L-E-D-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæ.lə.dən/.
What does "Caledon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Caledon" means: A town in Ontario, Canada.
How do you pronounce "Caledon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Caledon" is /ˈkæ.lə.dən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Caledon" come from?
"Caledon" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list