Kingswood

Name: Kingswood, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Kingswood” is uncommon English (frequency #63,739 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,739
frequency rank, English: 9,255
“K” headwords

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

Key facts for Kingswood
Property	Value
Headword	Kingswood
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#63,739
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Kingswood” 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). Kingswood lands here:

#63,739

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

Rare enough to double-check

Kingswood is uncommon English at frequency #63,739 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 20 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Kingswood, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English cyning (“king”) + -s- + wudu (“wood”). The correct English form is Kingswood, spelled K-I-N-G-S-W-O-O-D.

Definition

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A small settlement in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0638).
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A locality in Forden with Leighton and Trelystan community, Powys, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2402).
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A suburb of Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 0829).
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A town in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States.
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A locality in the Bega Valley council area, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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A suburb of Sydney in the City of Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.
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A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham, South Australia.
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A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English cyning (“king”) + -s- + 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 "Kingswood"?

"Kingswood" is spelled K-I-N-G-S-W-O-O-D.

What does "Kingswood" mean?

As a proper noun, "Kingswood" means: A number of places in England:

What is the origin of the word "Kingswood"?

From Old English cyning (“king”) + -s- + wudu (“wood”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Kingswood”

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

The one correct English spelling is K-I-N-G-S-W-O-O-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.