# Leicester

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɛstə/ · frequency rank #7,937

## Definitions
1. A city, unitary authority, and borough in and the county town of Leicestershire, England.
2. A locality in Big Lakes County, Alberta, Canada.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A coastal town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
9. An islet of the Cook Islands.
10. An English earldom.
11. A surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Ledecestre, from Old English Ligoraċeaster.

## Easily confused with
- **Leinster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leicester-vs-leinster)

## Common misspellings (13)
`elicester`, `leciester`, `leiccester`, `leicesetr`, `leicesster`, `leicesterr`, `leicestre`, `leicestter`, `leicetser`, `leicseter`, `leiecster`, `liecester`, `lleicester`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/leicester