Duxbury

name

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

The verdict

“Duxbury” is an uncommon English word, ranked #71,473 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#71,473
frequency rank, English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Old English.

Key facts for Duxbury
PropertyValue
HeadwordDuxbury
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#71,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Duxbury” 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). Duxbury lands here:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Duxbury is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #71,473 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Duxbury, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Deowuc or Ducca + -s- + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”). The correct English form is Duxbury, spelled D-U-X-B-U-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Old English.
  2. 2
    A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. 4
    A town in Washington County, Vermont, United States.

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Deowuc or Ducca + -s- + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

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 "Duxbury"?
"Duxbury" is spelled D-U-X-B-U-R-Y.
What does "Duxbury" mean?
As a proper noun, "Duxbury" means: A surname from Old English.
What is the origin of the word "Duxbury"?
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Deowuc or Ducca + -s- + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Duxbury”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-U-X-B-U-R-Y - 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