docklands

noun

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

The verdict

“docklands” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #44,744 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#44,744
frequency rank, English
9
letters
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.

Key facts for docklands
PropertyValue
Headworddocklands
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,744
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “docklands” 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). docklands lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for docklands is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #44,744 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for docklands, with forms such as "dcoklands", "ddocklands", and "doccklands". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset -- no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dock + lands. The correct English form is docklands, spelled D-O-C-K-L-A-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.

Etymology

From dock + lands.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcoklands,ddocklands,doccklands,dockalnds,dockklands,dockladns,docklandds,docklandss,docklannds,docklansd,dockllands,docklnads,doclkands,dokclands,odcklands

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dcoklands2ddocklands1doccklands1dockalnds2dockklands1dockladns2docklandds1docklandss1
Edit distance from "docklands"

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 "docklands"?
"docklands" is spelled D-O-C-K-L-A-N-D-S.
What does "docklands" mean?
As a noun, "docklands" means: An area of a town or city which contains, or used to contain, an industrial port.
What are common misspellings of "docklands"?
Common misspellings include "dcoklands", "ddocklands", "doccklands", "dockalnds", "dockklands". The correct spelling is "docklands".
What is the origin of the word "docklands"?
From dock + lands. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “docklands”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-O-C-K-L-A-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list