hillcrest

noun

"hillcrest" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hillcrest” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,978
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The crest of a hill

Corpus desk

Index EN-hillcrest · hillcrest · English

hillcrest · rank #49,978 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,978
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH HIIT

Nearest frequency peer: HIIT (-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 “hillcrest”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hillcrest” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hillcrest
PropertyValue
Headwordhillcrest
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,978
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hillcrest”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “HIIT” (#49,977), “Hoare” (#49,979), “Herat” (#49,975). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hillcrest” is #49,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around hillcrest, anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,978 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The crest of a hill".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for hillcrest, with forms such as "hhillcrest", "hilclrest", and "hilcrest". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From hill + crest. The correct English form is hillcrest, spelled H-I-L-L-C-R-E-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The crest of a hill

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. But all that sunny hillcrest seemed brightened by the marquis.
  2. The light got red and angry as they dipped into the valley; the firs on the hillcrest stood out black and sharp, and then melted into the gray background.

Etymology

From hill + crest.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhillcrest
  • hilclrest
  • hilcrest
  • hillccrest
  • hillcerst
  • hillcresst
  • hillcrestt
  • hillcrets
  • hillcrrest
  • hillcrset
  • hillrcest
  • hlilcrest
  • ihllcrest

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hillcrest - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhillcrest1hilclrest2hilcrest1hillccrest1hillcerst2hillcresst1hillcrestt1hillcrets2
Edit distance from "hillcrest"

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 "hillcrest"?
"hillcrest" is spelled H-I-L-L-C-R-E-S-T.
What does "hillcrest" mean?
As a noun, "hillcrest" means: The crest of a hill
What are common misspellings of "hillcrest"?
Common misspellings include "hhillcrest", "hilclrest", "hilcrest", "hillccrest", "hillcerst". The correct spelling is "hillcrest".
What is the origin of the word "hillcrest"?
From hill + crest. 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 "hillcrest", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list