Leicestershire

/ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/

//ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)// name

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"leicestershire" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Leicestershire” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,861
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.

Corpus desk

Index EN-leicestershire · Leicestershire · English

Leicestershire · rank #26,861 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,861
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lehigh

Nearest frequency peer: Lehigh (-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 “Leicestershire”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Leicestershire” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Leicestershire
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeicestershire
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/
Letters14
Frequency rank#26,861
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Leicestershire”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Leicestershirelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Lehigh” (#26,860), “Leto” (#26,862), “leaky” (#26,859). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Leicestershire” is #26,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around Leicestershire (IPA /ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,861 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leicestershire, with forms such as "elicestershire", "leciestershire", and "leiccestershire". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Lægreċeastresċīr. The middle and last element are ceaster (“town, city”) and scir (“district”), common in placenames. The first element is probably from the former name of the river Soar, *Ligora, *Ligera, of Celtic/Brythonic origin, from P… The correct English form is Leicestershire, spelled L-E-I-C-E-S-T-E-R-S-H-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Rutland (and some of the bordering ‘Notswolds’ counties of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire) have the same mellow, creamy limestone as the Cotswolds and boast beguiling market towns and villages that are every bit as attractive, but without the tourists or hefty prices.

Etymology

From Old English Lægreċeastresċīr. The middle and last element are ceaster (“town, city”) and scir (“district”), common in placenames. The first element is probably from the former name of the river Soar, *Ligora, *Ligera, of Celtic/Brythonic origin, from Proto-Celtic *legyā (“sediment”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”), similar to the French river Loire. By surface analysis, Leicester + -shire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elicestershire
  • leciestershire
  • leiccestershire
  • leicesetrshire
  • leicesstershire
  • leicesterhsire
  • leicesterrshire
  • leicestershhire
  • leicestershier
  • leicestershirre
  • leicestershrie
  • leicestersihre
  • leicestersshire
  • leicestesrhire
  • leicestreshire
  • leicesttershire
  • leicetsershire
  • leicsetershire
  • leiecstershire
  • liecestershire
  • lleicestershire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leicestershire - 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.

elicestershire2leciestershire2leiccestershire1leicesetrshire2leicesstershire1leicesterhsire2leicesterrshire1leicestershhire1
Edit distance from "Leicestershire"

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 "Leicestershire"?
"Leicestershire" is spelled L-E-I-C-E-S-T-E-R-S-H-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/.
What does "Leicestershire" mean?
As a proper noun, "Leicestershire" means: An inland county of England bordered by Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Derbyshire.
What are common misspellings of "Leicestershire"?
Common misspellings include "elicestershire", "leciestershire", "leiccestershire", "leicesetrshire", "leicesstershire". The correct spelling is "Leicestershire".
How do you pronounce "Leicestershire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leicestershire" is /ˈlɛs.tə(ɹ).ʃə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Leicestershire"?
From Old English Lægreċeastresċīr. The middle and last element are ceaster (“town, city”) and scir (“district”), common in placenames. The first element is probably from the former name of the river Soar, *Ligora, *Ligera, of Celtic/Brythonic orig... 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 "Leicestershire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list