Lincolnshire

Name: Lincolnshire, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/

//ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Lincolnshire” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,885. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,885
frequency rank, English: 2,297
“L” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A county of eastern England bordered by South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and the North Sea.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lincolnshire · Lincolnshire · English

Lincolnshire · rank #19,885 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,885
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 2,297
PHOTO-FINISH lipid

Nearest frequency peer: lipid (+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.

laced

80,119
lai

80,118
Lincolnshire

80,116
lipid

80,115
looming

80,114
lordship

80,113

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

Key facts for Lincolnshire
Property	Value
Headword	Lincolnshire
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#19,885
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Lincolnshire”

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).Lincolnshirelands here:

#19,885

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “lipid” (#19,886), “lai” (#19,883), “looming” (#19,887). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lincolnshire” is #19,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Lincolnshire (IPA /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #19,885 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A county of eastern England bordered by South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and the North Sea.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Lincolnshire, with forms such as "ilncolnshire", "licnolnshire", and "linccolnshire". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English Lincolneschire, Lincolnschire, from late Old English Lincolnesċīr (first recorded in the 11th century); equivalent to Lincoln + -shire. The correct English form is Lincolnshire, spelled L-I-N-C-O-L-N-S-H-I-R-E.

Definition

1
A county of eastern England bordered by South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and the North Sea.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The king experienced his first attack in autumn 1788, and as his condition worsened and the physicians-in-ordinary proved unable to cope or cure, the Reverend Dr Francis Willis (1717–1807), a clergyman doctor who ran a madhouse in Lincolnshire, was called in.
On the surface, the film is a globe-trotting gross-out caper in which Nobby, who's from a hellish version of the titular Lincolnshire town ("twinned with Chernobyl"), is reunited with his long-lost brother Sebastian (Mark Strong), who has become a spy for the British secret services.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Lincolneschire, Lincolnschire, from late Old English Lincolnesċīr (first recorded in the 11th century); equivalent to Lincoln + -shire.

Synonyms

Lincs

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ilncolnshire
licnolnshire
linccolnshire
linclonshire
lincollnshire
lincolnhsire
lincolnnshire
lincolnshhire
lincolnshier
lincolnshirre
lincolnshrie
lincolnsihre
lincolnsshire
lincolsnhire
linconlshire
linncolnshire
linoclnshire
llincolnshire
lnicolnshire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Lincolnshire - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Lincolnshire"

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 "Lincolnshire"?

"Lincolnshire" is spelled L-I-N-C-O-L-N-S-H-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/.

What does "Lincolnshire" mean?

As a proper noun, "Lincolnshire" means: A county of eastern England bordered by South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Rutland and the North Sea.

What are common misspellings of "Lincolnshire"?

Common misspellings include "ilncolnshire", "licnolnshire", "linccolnshire", "linclonshire", "lincollnshire". The correct spelling is "Lincolnshire".

How do you pronounce "Lincolnshire"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Lincolnshire" is /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/. 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 "Lincolnshire"?

Inherited from Middle English Lincolneschire, Lincolnschire, from late Old English Lincolnesċīr (first recorded in the 11th century); equivalent to Lincoln + -shire. 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 "Lincolnshire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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