Louisville

Name: Louisville, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈluːivɪl/

//ˈluːivɪl// name

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

The verdict

“Louisville” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,061. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,061
frequency rank, English: 2,297
“L” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town in Barbour County, Alabama.

Corpus desk

Index EN-louisville · Louisville · English

Louisville · rank #9,061 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-COMMON #9,061
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,297
PHOTO-FINISH knives

Nearest frequency peer: knives (-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.

Jenkins

90,943
Johns

90,942
knives

90,941
Louisville

90,940
Malaysian

90,939
marina

90,937

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

Key facts for Louisville
Property	Value
Headword	Louisville
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈluːivɪl/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#9,061
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Louisville”

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).Louisvillelands here:

#9,061

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “knives” (#9,060), “Malaysian” (#9,062), “Johns” (#9,059). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Louisville” is #9,061. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Louisville (IPA /ˈluːivɪl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #9,061 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Louisville, with forms such as "llouisville", "loiusville", and "louisivlle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Louis + -ville, named after King Louis XVI of France. The correct English form is Louisville, spelled L-O-U-I-S-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

1
A town in Barbour County, Alabama.
2
A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Georgia, United States.
3
A village, the county seat of Clay County, Illinois.
4
A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky.
5
A city, the county seat of Winston County, Mississippi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on May 29 that Louisville was one of more than 600 municipalities across the U.S. accused of obstructing immigration enforcement. The federal government called these locations “sanctuary jurisdictions,” alleging they were undermining the rule of law. Four Kentucky counties also made the list: Campbell, Fr…

Etymology

From Louis + -ville, named after King Louis XVI of France.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

llouisville
loiusville
louisivlle
louissville
louisvile
louisvilel
louisvlile
louisvville
louivsille
lousiville
luoisville
oluisville

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Louisville - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Louisville"

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 "Louisville"?

"Louisville" is spelled L-O-U-I-S-V-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈluːivɪl/.

What does "Louisville" mean?

As a proper noun, "Louisville" means: A town in Barbour County, Alabama.

What are common misspellings of "Louisville"?

Common misspellings include "llouisville", "loiusville", "louisivlle", "louissville", "louisvile". The correct spelling is "Louisville".

How do you pronounce "Louisville"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Louisville" is /ˈluːivɪl/. 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 "Louisville"?

From Louis + -ville, named after King Louis XVI of France. 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 "Louisville", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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