# Lincolnshire

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈlɪŋkənˌʃɪə/ · frequency rank #19,885

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

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`ilncolnshire`, `licnolnshire`, `linccolnshire`, `linclonshire`, `lincollnshire`, `lincolnhsire`, `lincolnnshire`, `lincolnshhire`, `lincolnshier`, `lincolnshirre`, `lincolnshrie`, `lincolnsihre`, `lincolnsshire`, `lincolsnhire`, `linconlshire`, `linncolnshire`, `linoclnshire`, `llincolnshire`, `lnicolnshire`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lincolnshire