Langham
"langham" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Langham” is uncommon English (frequency #51,210 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,210
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A number of places in England:
Corpus desk
Index EN-langham · Langham · English
Langham · rank #51,210 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,210
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH landless
Nearest frequency peer: landless (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Langham”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Lackawanna
Lackawanna
48,794 corpus weight
- landless
landless
48,792 corpus weight
- Langham
Langham
48,791 corpus weight
- larder
larder
48,790 corpus weight
- lasagne
lasagne
48,789 corpus weight
- latrobe
latrobe
48,788 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Langham” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Langham |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,210 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Langham” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Langham is uncommon English at frequency #51,210 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Langham in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 lang (“long”) + hām (“homestead”). The correct English form is Langham, spelled L-A-N-G-H-A-M.
Definition
- 1A number of places in England:
- 2A number of places in England:
- 3A number of places in England:
- 4A number of places in England:
- 5A number of places in England:
- 6A number of places in England:
- 7A town in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 8A habitational surname from Old English.
Etymology
From Old English lang (“long”) + hām (“homestead”).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Langham", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.