Lakeville

name

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

The verdict

“Lakeville” is uncommon English (frequency #78,768 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,768
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A number of places in Canada.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lakeville · Lakeville · English

Lakeville · rank #78,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,768
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lande

Nearest frequency peer: lande (+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 “Lakeville”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lakeville” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lakeville
PropertyValue
HeadwordLakeville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#78,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Lakeville” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Lakevillefalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “lande” (#78,770), “lastest” (#78,772), “lavage” (#78,773). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lakeville” is #78,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lakeville is uncommon English at frequency #78,768 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Lakeville doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lake + -ville. The correct English form is Lakeville, spelled L-A-K-E-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A number of places in Canada.
  2. 2
    A number of places in Canada.
  3. 3
    A number of places in Canada.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States.
  6. 6
    A number of places in the United States.
  7. 7
    A number of places in the United States.
  8. 8
    A number of places in the United States.
  9. 9
    A number of places in the United States.
  10. 10
    A number of places in the United States.
  11. 11
    A number of places in the United States.
  12. 12
    A number of places in the United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Torn died Tuesday at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut with his family by his side, Miramontez said.
  2. Now, the clerk, Carly Nunes, 23, of Lakeville, Massachusetts, has been indicted by a grand jury on one count each of larceny from a building, attempted larceny, presentation of a false claim and witness intimidation, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said. […] Investigators posted flyers with screengrab shots of the man from surveillance vide…

Etymology

From lake + -ville.

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 "Lakeville"?
"Lakeville" is spelled L-A-K-E-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Lakeville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lakeville" means: A number of places in Canada.
What is the origin of the word "Lakeville"?
From lake + -ville. 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 "Lakeville", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Meenakshi#78,815Mendelian#78,818Mirabella#78,826incognita#78,708

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list