# Lichfield

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɪt͡ʃfiːld/ · frequency rank #43,238

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A surname.
5. Misspelling of Litchfield.

## Etymology
From Old English Liċetfeld, from Latin Letocetum, from a Proto-Brythonic place-name meaning "greywood" (cf. Welsh llwyd + coed), with feld (“field”) added later. There is no evidence to support the folk etymology that this placename is related to lich (“corpse”).

## Easily confused with
- **Litchfield** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lichfield-vs-litchfield)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ilchfield`, `lcihfield`, `licchfield`, `licfhield`, `lichfeild`, `lichffield`, `lichfiedl`, `lichfieldd`, `lichfielld`, `lichfiled`, `lichhfield`, `lichifeld`, `lihcfield`, `llichfield`

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