Cymru
/ˈkʌm.ɹi/
"cymru" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Cymru” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,386
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cymru · Cymru · English
Cymru · rank #30,386 · 8 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,386
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH culver
Nearest frequency peer: culver (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Cymru”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Crewe
Crewe
69,619 corpus weight
- cull
cull
69,617 corpus weight
- culver
culver
69,616 corpus weight
- Cymru
Cymru
69,615 corpus weight
- cz
cz
69,614 corpus weight
- DAC
DAC
69,612 corpus weight
What this shows “Cymru” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cymru |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkʌm.ɹi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #30,386 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Cymru”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Cymru (IPA /ˈkʌm.ɹi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,386 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Synonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cymru, with forms such as "ccymru", "cmyru", and "cymmru". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Cyrus", "Cyprus", "cru", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Welsh Cymru. Doublet of Cambria and Cumbria. The correct English form is Cymru, spelled C-Y-M-R-U.
Definition
- 1Synonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Cymru appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Communicating in English was usual till a common language could be established. But neither I nor Rob wished anyone to prioritise English on our behalf and the fact that anyone could be offended at hearing Cymraeg in Cymru was wretched. […] My friends had only been in Cymru a year, but Tim knew more local history than me, and the kids, being young, were a…
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Cymru. Doublet of Cambria and Cumbria.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccymru
- cmyru
- cymmru
- cymrru
- cymur
- cyrmu
- cyymru
- ycmru
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cymru - 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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).