Donaldson
"donaldson" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Donaldson” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #19,819 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #19,819
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname originating as a patronymic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Donaldson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #19,819 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Donaldson” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Donaldson is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #19,819 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Donaldson, with forms such as "ddonaldson", "dnoaldson", and "doanldson". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Donald + -son. The correct English form is Donaldson, spelled D-O-N-A-L-D-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 2A number of places in the United States:
- 3A number of places in the United States:
- 4A number of places in the United States:
- 5A number of places in the United States:
- 6A number of places in the United States:
- 7A number of places in the United States:
- 8A number of places in the United States:
- 9A number of places in the United States:
Etymology
From Donald + -son.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddonaldson,dnoaldson,doanldson,donadlson,donalddson,donaldosn,donaldsno,donaldsonn,donaldsson,donalldson,donalsdon,donladson,donnaldson,odnaldson
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Donaldson - 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.
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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Using “Donaldson”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-O-N-A-L-D-S-O-N - 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.