# Gloucestershire

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡlɒstəʃə/ · frequency rank #20,648

## Definitions
1. A south western county of England bordered by the Severn estuary, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Bristol and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.

## Etymology
From Middle English Gloucestreschire; equivalent to Gloucester + -shire.

## Common misspellings (23)
`ggloucestershire`, `glloucestershire`, `glocuestershire`, `glouccestershire`, `gloucesetrshire`, `gloucesstershire`, `gloucesterhsire`, `gloucesterrshire`, `gloucestershhire`, `gloucestershier`, `gloucestershirre`, `gloucestershrie`, `gloucestersihre`, `gloucestersshire`, `gloucestesrhire`, `gloucestreshire`, `gloucesttershire`, `gloucetsershire`, `gloucsetershire`, `glouecstershire`, `gluocestershire`, `golucestershire`, `lgoucestershire`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gloucestershire