Hutson
/ˈhʌt.sən/
"hutson" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hutson” is uncommon English (frequency #69,941 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,941
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname originating as a patronymic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hutson · Hutson · English
Hutson · rank #69,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,941
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Humphry
Nearest frequency peer: Humphry (-2 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 “Hutson”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Horrocks
Horrocks
30,066 corpus weight
- Humphry
Humphry
30,062 corpus weight
- Hutson
Hutson
30,060 corpus weight
- illiquid
illiquid
30,057 corpus weight
- illusive
illusive
30,056 corpus weight
- IMEI
IMEI
30,055 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Hutson” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hutson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈhʌt.sən/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #69,941 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Hutson” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Hutson is uncommon English at frequency #69,941 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈhʌt.sən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname originating as a patronymic.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Hutson, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hudson. The correct English form is Hutson, spelled H-U-T-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname originating as a patronymic.
Etymology
From Hudd + -son. Doublet of Hudson.
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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