Lithgow
/lɪθɡəʊ/
"lithgow" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lithgow” is uncommon English (frequency #51,827 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,827
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A habitational surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lithgow · Lithgow · English
Lithgow · rank #51,827 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,827
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH liquidator
Nearest frequency peer: liquidator (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Lithgow”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Lilley
Lilley
48,177 corpus weight
- liquidator
liquidator
48,175 corpus weight
- Lithgow
Lithgow
48,174 corpus weight
- logarithm
logarithm
48,173 corpus weight
- Lordy
Lordy
48,171 corpus weight
- lorelei
lorelei
48,170 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lithgow” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lithgow |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /lɪθɡəʊ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,827 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lithgow” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lithgow is uncommon English at frequency #51,827 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /lɪθɡəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lithgow, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Scottish habitational surname from the town of Linlithgow, in West Lothian. The correct English form is Lithgow, spelled L-I-T-H-G-O-W.
Definition
- 1A habitational surname.
- 2A placename, from the surname:
- 3A placename, from the surname:
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lithgow appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When John Lithgow was announced as Dumbledore, he revealed that a friend had sent him a link to an article entitled: “An open letter to John Lithgow: Please walk away from Harry Potter.”
Etymology
Scottish habitational surname from the town of Linlithgow, in West Lothian.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).