Fredericton
/ˈfɹɛdɹɪktən/
"fredericton" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Fredericton” is uncommon English (frequency #52,332 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,332
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capital city of New Brunswick, Canada.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fredericton · Fredericton · English
Fredericton · rank #52,332 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,332
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH frankness
Nearest frequency peer: frankness (-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 “Fredericton”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Frankish
Frankish
47,671 corpus weight
- frankness
frankness
47,670 corpus weight
- Fredericton
Fredericton
47,669 corpus weight
- freshener
freshener
47,668 corpus weight
- frightening…
frighteningly
47,667 corpus weight
- frilly
frilly
47,666 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Fredericton” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “Fredericton” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Fredericton is uncommon English at frequency #52,332 among 2,507 “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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).