Imelda
"imelda" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Imelda” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,415. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,415
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from the Romance languages.
Corpus desk
Index EN-imelda · Imelda · English
Imelda · rank #49,415 · 8 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,415
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH idiosyncrasies
Nearest frequency peer: idiosyncrasies (-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 “Imelda”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- hyperinflat…
hyperinflation
50,591 corpus weight
- ICJ
ICJ
50,590 corpus weight
- idiosyncras…
idiosyncrasies
50,587 corpus weight
- Imelda
Imelda
50,586 corpus weight
- incantation
incantation
50,582 corpus weight
- infielder
infielder
50,581 corpus weight
What this shows “Imelda” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Imelda |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #49,415 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Imelda”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Imelda, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,415 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from the Romance languages.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Imelda, with forms such as "iemlda", "imedla", and "imelad". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 Romance (Italian Imelda, Spanish Imelda), from German Irmhild. The correct English form is Imelda, spelled I-M-E-L-D-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from the Romance languages.
Etymology
From Romance (Italian Imelda, Spanish Imelda), from German Irmhild.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- iemlda
- imedla
- imelad
- imeldda
- imellda
- imleda
- immelda
- mielda
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Imelda - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).