Hicksville

name

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"hicksville" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hicksville” is uncommon English (frequency #90,540 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,540
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A number of places in the United States:

Corpus desk

Index EN-hicksville · Hicksville · English

Hicksville · rank #90,540 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,540
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hepatocyte

Nearest frequency peer: hepatocyte (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Hicksville”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Hicksville” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hicksville
PropertyValue
HeadwordHicksville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Hicksville” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Hicksvillefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “hepatocyte” (#90,539), “henhouse” (#90,538), “hemolysis” (#90,537). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hicksville” is #90,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hicksville is uncommon English at frequency #90,540 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Hicksville has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hick + -s- + -ville (sense 2). In Ohio and Long Island (New York) at least, from the surname Hicks + -ville. The correct English form is Hicksville, spelled H-I-C-K-S-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A number of places in the United States:
  2. 2
    A number of places in the United States:
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:
  5. 5
    A hamlet or small rural community populated by hicks.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hicksville appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cal Nathan, owner of the New York Fun Factory, an event planner in Hicksville, N.Y. (nyfunfactory.com), said that he, too, has witnessed an uptick in the number of couples using out-of-the-box gimmicks like stilt walkers, celebrity look-alikes, photo booths and minicasinos to make their weddings stand out.

Etymology

From hick + -s- + -ville (sense 2). In Ohio and Long Island (New York) at least, from the surname Hicks + -ville.

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 "Hicksville"?
"Hicksville" is spelled H-I-C-K-S-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Hicksville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hicksville" means: A number of places in the United States:
What is the origin of the word "Hicksville"?
From hick + -s- + -ville (sense 2). In Ohio and Long Island (New York) at least, from the surname Hicks + -ville. 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 "Hicksville", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hepatocyte#90,539insolation#90,579Greyfriars#90,500invertible#90,584

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list