Flemington

name

"flemington" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Flemington” is uncommon English (frequency #52,949 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,949
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A locality and suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Corpus desk

Index EN-flemington · Flemington · English

Flemington · rank #52,949 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,949
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH FLAC

Nearest frequency peer: FLAC (-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 “Flemington”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Flemington
PropertyValue
HeadwordFlemington
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,949
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Flemington” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Flemingtonfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “FLAC” (#52,948), “fizzle” (#52,947), “fon” (#52,951). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “Flemington” is #52,949. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Flemington is uncommon English at frequency #52,949 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 11 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Flemington, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Fleming + -ton. The correct English form is Flemington, spelled F-L-E-M-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A locality and suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. 2
    An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, famous for its racecourse.
  3. 3
    A rural locality in southern Canterbury, New Zealand.
  4. 4
    A rural locality in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
  5. 5
    A suburban area in the town of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6559).
  6. 6
    An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States.
  7. 7
    A small city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.
  8. 8
    A village in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
  9. 9
    A borough, the county seat of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.
  10. 10
    A borough of Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  11. 11
    A small town in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From Fleming + -ton.

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 "Flemington"?
"Flemington" is spelled F-L-E-M-I-N-G-T-O-N.
What does "Flemington" mean?
As a proper noun, "Flemington" means: A locality and suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
What is the origin of the word "Flemington"?
From Fleming + -ton. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list