Edwardsville

name

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"edwardsville" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Edwardsville” is uncommon English (frequency #67,394 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,394
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A number of places in the United States:

Corpus desk

Index EN-edwardsville · Edwardsville · English

Edwardsville · rank #67,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,394
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH edification

Nearest frequency peer: edification (-1 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 “Edwardsville”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Edwardsville
PropertyValue
HeadwordEdwardsville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters12
Frequency rank#67,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Edwardsville” 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).Edwardsvillefalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “edification” (#67,393), “EET” (#67,396), “electroshock” (#67,399). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “Edwardsville” is #67,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Edwardsville is uncommon English at frequency #67,394 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Edwardsville in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Edwards + -ville or Edward + -s- + -ville. The correct English form is Edwardsville, spelled E-D-W-A-R-D-S-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:
  6. 6
    A number of places in the United States:
  7. 7
    A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  8. 8
    A suburban area in Treharris community, Merthyr Tydfil borough county borough, Wales, named after pub landlord Edmund Edwards (OS grid ref ST0896).

Etymology

From Edwards + -ville or Edward + -s- + -ville.

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 "Edwardsville"?
"Edwardsville" is spelled E-D-W-A-R-D-S-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Edwardsville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Edwardsville" means: A number of places in the United States:
What is the origin of the word "Edwardsville"?
From Edwards + -ville or Edward + -s- + -ville. 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 "Edwardsville", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

electroshock#67,399embellishing#67,405encirclement#67,408endocarditis#67,409

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list