Dunwich

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"dunwich" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Dunwich” is uncommon English (frequency #82,251 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,251
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small coastal village and civil parish (without a council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4770).

Corpus desk

Index EN-dunwich · Dunwich · English

Dunwich · rank #82,251 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,251
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dulls

Nearest frequency peer: dulls (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “Dunwich”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Dunwich” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Dunwich
PropertyValue
HeadwordDunwich
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,251
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Dunwich” in English

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

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “dulls” (#82,249), “dulcimer” (#82,248), “duffer” (#82,247). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “Dunwich” is #82,251. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Dunwich is uncommon English at frequency #82,251 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Dunwich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English dūn (“hill”) + wīċ (“village”). The correct English form is Dunwich, spelled D-U-N-W-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small coastal village and civil parish (without a council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4770).
  2. 2
    A town on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.
  3. 3
    A former township in Elgin County, Ontario, Canada, now part of Dutton/Dunwich.

Etymology

From Old English dūn (“hill”) + wīċ (“village”).

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 "Dunwich"?
"Dunwich" is spelled D-U-N-W-I-C-H.
What does "Dunwich" mean?
As a proper noun, "Dunwich" means: A small coastal village and civil parish (without a council) in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM4770).
What is the origin of the word "Dunwich"?
From Old English dūn (“hill”) + wīċ (“village”). 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 "Dunwich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dowsing#82,241Englund#82,268Erastus#82,273Fabergé#82,282

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list