Cuthbert
/ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/
"cuthbert" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Cuthbert” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #31,126
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Old English.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cuthbert · Cuthbert · English
Cuthbert · rank #31,126 · 13 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #31,126
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH customizable
Nearest frequency peer: customizable (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Cuthbert”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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68,875 corpus weight
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68,874 corpus weight
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68,871 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Cuthbert” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cuthbert |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,126 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cuthbert” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Cuthbert (IPA /ˈkʌθ.bɜːɹt/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,126 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cuthbert, with forms such as "ccuthbert", "ctuhbert", and "cuhtbert". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”). The correct English form is Cuthbert, spelled C-U-T-H-B-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Old English.
- 2A surname.
- 3A place name:
- 4A place name:
- 5A place name:
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Cuthbert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"What's the first name?" […] "I have a horrible feeling that it's Lancelot!" "Good God!" said Archie. "It couldn't really be that, could it?" Archie looked grave. He hated to give pain, but he felt he must be honest. "It might," he said. "People give their children all sorts of rummy names. My second name's Tracy. And I have a pal in England who was chris…
Etymology
Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccuthbert
- ctuhbert
- cuhtbert
- cutbhert
- cuthbbert
- cuthberrt
- cuthbertt
- cuthbetr
- cuthbret
- cuthebrt
- cuthhbert
- cutthbert
- ucthbert
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cuthbert - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Cuthbert", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).
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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.