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
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A placename
Corpus desk
Index EN-hampshire · Hampshire · English
Hampshire · rank #7,015 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #7,015
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH harassment
Nearest frequency peer: harassment (+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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Hampshire”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- frames
frames
92,989 corpus weight
- goddess
goddess
92,988 corpus weight
- Hampshire
Hampshire
92,986 corpus weight
- harassment
harassment
92,985 corpus weight
- hats
hats
92,984 corpus weight
- Hugh
Hugh
92,983 corpus weight
What this shows “Hampshire” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| 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) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hampshire”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Hampshire (IPA /ˈhæmpʃɪə(ɹ)/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,015 among 2,646 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Hampshire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hampshire", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).