Darlington

Name: Darlington, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/

//ˈdɑːlɪŋtən// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Darlington” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,390
frequency rank, English: 26,416
“D” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large market town in County Durham, England.

Key facts for Darlington
Property	Value
Headword	Darlington
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#26,390
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Darlington” 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). Darlington lands here:

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#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Darlington (IPA /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,390 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 15 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Darlington, with forms such as "adrlington", "dalrington", and "darilngton". 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, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darl… The correct English form is Darlington, spelled D-A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

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A large market town in County Durham, England.
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A unitary authority and borough in County Durham, the Borough of Darlington, which includes the town.
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A habitational surname from Old English.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

adrlington
dalrington
darilngton
darlignton
darlinggton
darlingotn
darlingtno
darlingtonn
darlingtton
darlinngton
darlintgon
darllington
darlnigton
darrlington
ddarlington
dralington

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Darlington - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Darlington"

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 "Darlington"?

"Darlington" is spelled D-A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/.

What does "Darlington" mean?

As a proper noun, "Darlington" means: A large market town in County Durham, England.

What are common misspellings of "Darlington"?

Common misspellings include "adrlington", "dalrington", "darilngton", "darlignton", "darlinggton". The correct spelling is "Darlington".

How do you pronounce "Darlington"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Darlington" is /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/. 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 "Darlington"?

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Using “Darlington”

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

The one correct English spelling is D-A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.