Dalhousie

/dælˈhaʊ.zi/

//dælˈhaʊ.zi// name

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"dalhousie" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dalhousie” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,874. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,874
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-dalhousie · Dalhousie · English

Dalhousie · rank #45,874 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,874
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dais

Nearest frequency peer: dais (-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 “Dalhousie”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Dalhousie” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dalhousie
PropertyValue
HeadwordDalhousie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/dælˈhaʊ.zi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#45,874
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Dalhousie”

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).Dalhousielands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dais” (#45,873), “defector” (#45,875), “CVD” (#45,872). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dalhousie” is #45,874. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Dalhousie (IPA /dælˈhaʊ.zi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,874 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dalhousie, with forms such as "adlhousie", "dahlousie", and "dalhhousie". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838). The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860). The correct English form is Dalhousie, spelled D-A-L-H-O-U-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  2. 2
    A hill station in Himachal Pradesh, India.
  3. 3
    A Scottish earldom.

Etymology

The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838). The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adlhousie
  • dahlousie
  • dalhhousie
  • dalhosuie
  • dalhouise
  • dalhousei
  • dalhoussie
  • dalhuosie
  • dallhousie
  • dalohusie
  • ddalhousie
  • dlahousie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dalhousie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adlhousie2dahlousie2dalhhousie1dalhosuie2dalhouise2dalhousei2dalhoussie1dalhuosie2
Edit distance from "Dalhousie"

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 "Dalhousie"?
"Dalhousie" is spelled D-A-L-H-O-U-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dælˈhaʊ.zi/.
What does "Dalhousie" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dalhousie" means: A town in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
What are common misspellings of "Dalhousie"?
Common misspellings include "adlhousie", "dahlousie", "dalhhousie", "dalhosuie", "dalhouise". The correct spelling is "Dalhousie".
How do you pronounce "Dalhousie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dalhousie" is /dælˈhaʊ.zi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Dalhousie"?
The town in New Brunswick is named after George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1770 - 1838). The hill station in Himachal Pradesh is named after James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1812 - 1860). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deferring#45,876cushioned#45,871devastate#45,881Donatello#45,891

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

defector12 variantsDelphine12 variantscloaking12 variantsEdgerton12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list