Hopwood

name

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"hopwood" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hopwood” is uncommon English (frequency #75,969 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,969
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A suburb of Heywood in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD865095).

Key facts for Hopwood
PropertyValue
HeadwordHopwood
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,969
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hopwood” 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). Hopwood 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

Hopwood is uncommon English at frequency #75,969 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Hopwood in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + wudu (“wood”). The correct English form is Hopwood, spelled H-O-P-W-O-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A suburb of Heywood in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD865095).
  2. 2
    A village in Alvechurch parish, Bromsgrove district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SP030749).
  3. 3
    A census-designated place in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  4. 4
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + wudu (“wood”).

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 "Hopwood"?
"Hopwood" is spelled H-O-P-W-O-O-D.
What does "Hopwood" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hopwood" means: A suburb of Heywood in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD865095).
What is the origin of the word "Hopwood"?
From Old English hop (“valley among hills”) + wudu (“wood”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Hopwood”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is H-O-P-W-O-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list