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 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,540
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A number of places in the United States:

Key facts for Hicksville
PropertyValue
HeadwordHicksville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#90,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hicksville” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hicksville is uncommon English at frequency #90,540 among 23,837 “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.

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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Using “Hicksville”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-I-C-K-S-V-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list