Lindquist

name

"lindquist" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lindquist” is uncommon English (frequency #77,866 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,866
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname from Swedish.

Key facts for Lindquist
PropertyValue
HeadwordLindquist
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Lindquist” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Lindquist lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lindquist is uncommon English at frequency #77,866 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Swedish.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Lindquist in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Swedish Lindqvist. The correct English form is Lindquist, spelled L-I-N-D-Q-U-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Lindqvist.

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 "Lindquist"?
"Lindquist" is spelled L-I-N-D-Q-U-I-S-T.
What does "Lindquist" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lindquist" means: A surname from Swedish.
What is the origin of the word "Lindquist"?
Borrowed from Swedish Lindqvist. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Lindquist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-I-N-D-Q-U-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list