district

/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/

//ˈdɪstɹɪkt// noun

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"district" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“district” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #967. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#967
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An administrative division of an area.

Corpus desk

Index EN-district · district · English

district · rank #967 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #967
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dark

Nearest frequency peer: dark (-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 “district”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “district” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

district vs distrust
75% similar
district vs districts
89% similar
district vs distinct
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for district
PropertyValue
Headworddistrict
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#967
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “district”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).districtlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “dark” (#966), “Europe” (#968), “cases” (#965). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “district” is #967. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around district (IPA /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #967 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for district, with forms such as "ddistrict", "disrtict", and "disstrict". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "distrust", "districts", "distinct", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw… The correct English form is district, spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    An administrative division of an area.
  2. 2
    An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
  3. 3
    An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
  4. 4
    A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how district appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War.[…]’
  2. the Soho district of London

Etymology

From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.

This word in other languages

distrito(Español)district(Français)Bezirk(Deutsch)distrito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistrict
  • disrtict
  • disstrict
  • distirct
  • distrcit
  • districct
  • districtt
  • distritc
  • distrrict
  • disttrict
  • ditsrict
  • dsitrict
  • idstrict

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddistrict1disrtict2disstrict1distirct2distrcit2districct1districtt1distritc2
Edit distance from "district"

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 "district"?
"district" is spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/.
What does "district" mean?
As a noun, "district" means: An administrative division of an area.
What words are commonly confused with "district"?
"district" is commonly confused with "distrust", "districts", "distinct". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "district"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "district" is /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/. 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 "district"?
From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere... 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 "district", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

standard13 variantsstarting13 variantsrecently13 variantswatching13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list