Elsinore
/ˈɛlsɪnɔː/
"elsinore" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Elsinore” is uncommon English (frequency #69,823 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,823
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elsinore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛlsɪnɔː/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,823 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Elsinore” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Elsinore is uncommon English at frequency #69,823 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈɛlsɪnɔː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Elsinore in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg. The correct English form is Elsinore, spelled E-L-S-I-N-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
- 2A neighbourhood in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 3A community in Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- 4Former name of Lake Elsinore, California (the settlement was renamed in 1972).
- 5A town in Sevier County, Utah, United States.
Etymology
From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Elsinore”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-L-S-I-N-O-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.