Ellesmere
/ˈɛlzmɪə(ɹ)/
"ellesmere" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ellesmere” is uncommon English (frequency #56,726 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,726
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A town in Ellesmere Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3934).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ellesmere |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛlzmɪə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #56,726 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ellesmere” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ellesmere is uncommon English at frequency #56,726 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɛlzmɪə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ellesmere, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Ellesmere, spelled E-L-L-E-S-M-E-R-E.
Definition
- 1A town in Ellesmere Urban parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3934).
- 2A rural locality in South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.
- 3A lagoon in Canterbury, New Zealand; in full, Lake Ellesmere.
- 4A rural locality in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, north-west of Lake Ellesmere.
- 5The Earl of Ellesmere, a title in the British peerage, named after Ellesmere, Shropshire.
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 "Ellesmere"?
What does "Ellesmere" mean?
How do you pronounce "Ellesmere"?
What language does "Ellesmere" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Using “Ellesmere”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-L-L-E-S-M-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɛlzmɪə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.