Gettysburg

Name: Gettysburg, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Gettysburg” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,166. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,166
frequency rank, English: 18,276
“G” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A borough, the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Key facts for Gettysburg
Property	Value
Headword	Gettysburg
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#24,166
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Gettysburg” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Gettysburg lands here:

#24,166

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Gettysburg, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,166 among 18,276 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gettysburg, with forms such as "egttysburg", "gettsyburg", and "gettybsurg". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Gettys + -burg; named for Samuel Gettys, settler. The correct English form is Gettysburg, spelled G-E-T-T-Y-S-B-U-R-G.

Definition

1
A borough, the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.
2
A small city, the county seat of Potter County, South Dakota, United States.
3
The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 military engagement in the American Civil War.

Etymology

From Gettys + -burg; named for Samuel Gettys, settler.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

egttysburg
gettsyburg
gettybsurg
gettysbburg
gettysbrug
gettysbugr
gettysburgg
gettysburrg
gettyssburg
gettysubrg
gettyysburg
getysburg
getytsburg
ggettysburg
gtetysburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gettysburg - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Gettysburg"

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 "Gettysburg"?

"Gettysburg" is spelled G-E-T-T-Y-S-B-U-R-G.

What does "Gettysburg" mean?

As a proper noun, "Gettysburg" means: A borough, the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.

What are common misspellings of "Gettysburg"?

Common misspellings include "egttysburg", "gettsyburg", "gettybsurg", "gettysbburg", "gettysbrug". The correct spelling is "Gettysburg".

What is the origin of the word "Gettysburg"?

From Gettys + -burg; named for Samuel Gettys, settler. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Gettysburg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is G-E-T-T-Y-S-B-U-R-G - 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.