Gillespie

Name: Gillespie, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɡɪˈlɛspi/

//ɡɪˈlɛspi// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Gillespie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,934. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,934
frequency rank, English: 2,313
“G” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Scottish and Irish Gaelic.

Corpus desk

Index EN-gillespie · Gillespie · English

Gillespie · rank #20,934 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #20,934
LEN-LONG 9 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 2,313
PHOTO-FINISH giggling

Nearest frequency peer: giggling (-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.

frat

79,071
geologic

79,069
giggling

79,068
Gillespie

79,067
GMO

79,066
Goldstein

79,065

What this shows “Gillespie” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for Gillespie
Property	Value
Headword	Gillespie
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ɡɪˈlɛspi/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#20,934
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Gillespie”

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

#20,934

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “giggling” (#20,933), “GMO” (#20,935), “geologic” (#20,932). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “Gillespie” is #20,934. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Gillespie (IPA /ɡɪˈlɛspi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,934 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Gillespie, with forms such as "ggillespie", "gilelspie", and "gilespie". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig and Irish Giolla Easpaig, both meaning "servant of the bishop", with the second element of the names being derived from Latin episcopus. The correct English form is Gillespie, spelled G-I-L-L-E-S-P-I-E.

Definition

1
A surname from Scottish and Irish Gaelic.
2
An unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
3
A city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.
4
A neighbourhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States.

Etymology

Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig and Irish Giolla Easpaig, both meaning "servant of the bishop", with the second element of the names being derived from Latin episcopus.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ggillespie
gilelspie
gilespie
gillepsie
gillesipe
gillespei
gillesppie
gillesspie
gillsepie
glilespie
igllespie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Gillespie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Gillespie"

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 "Gillespie"?

"Gillespie" is spelled G-I-L-L-E-S-P-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɡɪˈlɛspi/.

What does "Gillespie" mean?

As a proper noun, "Gillespie" means: A surname from Scottish and Irish Gaelic.

What are common misspellings of "Gillespie"?

Common misspellings include "ggillespie", "gilelspie", "gilespie", "gillepsie", "gillesipe". The correct spelling is "Gillespie".

How do you pronounce "Gillespie"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Gillespie" is /ɡɪˈlɛspi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Gillespie"?

Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Gilleasbuig and Irish Giolla Easpaig, both meaning "servant of the bishop", with the second element of the names being derived from Latin episcopus. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Gillespie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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