Hampshire
/ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/
"hampshire" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hampshire” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,015
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A placename
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hampshire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #7,015 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hampshire” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Hampshire (IPA /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,015 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hampshire, with forms such as "ahmpshire", "hammpshire", and "hamphsire". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Hāmtūn (“Southampton”) + sċīr (“shire”). For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson. The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The n… The correct English form is Hampshire, spelled H-A-M-P-S-H-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1A placename
- 2A placename
- 3A placename
- 4A placename
- 5A surname.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Hampteschire, from Old English Hāmtūnsċīr, from Hāmtūn (“Southampton”) + sċīr (“shire”). For the development of epenthetic /p/, compare Thompson. The community in Prince Edward Island is named after the county in England. The name was inspired by nearby Wiltshire.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahmpshire
- hammpshire
- hamphsire
- hamppshire
- hampshhire
- hampshier
- hampshirre
- hampshrie
- hampsihre
- hampsshire
- hamsphire
- hapmshire
- hhampshire
- hmapshire
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hampshire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Hampshire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-A-M-P-S-H-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.