Fredericton
/ˈfɹɛdɹɪktən/
"fredericton" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fredericton” is uncommon English (frequency #52,332 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,332
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The capital city of New Brunswick, Canada.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fredericton |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɹɛdɹɪktən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #52,332 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fredericton” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Fredericton is uncommon English at frequency #52,332 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈfɹɛdɹɪktən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The capital city of New Brunswick, Canada.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Fredericton in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Fredericston, from Frederic + -s- + -ton. The city was named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827), by colonial governor Thomas Carleton. The correct English form is Fredericton, spelled F-R-E-D-E-R-I-C-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1The capital city of New Brunswick, Canada.
Etymology
From Fredericston, from Frederic + -s- + -ton. The city was named after Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763–1827), by colonial governor Thomas Carleton.
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 “Fredericton”
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- The one correct English spelling is F-R-E-D-E-R-I-C-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.