Edina

name

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"edina" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Edina” is uncommon English (frequency #62,114 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,114
frequency rank, English
18,836
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, named after Edinburgh in Scotland.

Key facts for Edina
PropertyValue
HeadwordEdina
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#62,114
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Edina” 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). Edina lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Edina is uncommon English at frequency #62,114 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Edina, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Edina, spelled E-D-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, named after Edinburgh in Scotland.
  2. 2
    A city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Knox County, Missouri, United States.
  4. 4
    a poetic name for Edinburgh in Scotland.

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 "Edina"?
"Edina" is spelled E-D-I-N-A.
What does "Edina" mean?
As a proper noun, "Edina" means: A city in Grand Bassa County, Liberia, named after Edinburgh in Scotland.
What language does "Edina" come from?
"Edina" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Edina”

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

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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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