Ludington
/ˈlʌdiŋtən/
"ludington" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Ludington” is uncommon English (frequency #87,509 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,509
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ludington · Ludington · English
Ludington · rank #87,509 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,509
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Lucilla
Nearest frequency peer: Lucilla (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Ludington”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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12,502 corpus weight
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12,494 corpus weight
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12,492 corpus weight
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12,484 corpus weight
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12,483 corpus weight
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12,482 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Ludington” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ludington |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈlʌdiŋtən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #87,509 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ludington” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ludington is uncommon English at frequency #87,509 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈlʌdiŋtən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Ludington in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Luddington. The correct English form is Ludington, spelled L-U-D-I-N-G-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2A placename, from the surname:
- 3A placename, from the surname:
- 4A placename, from the surname:
- 5A placename, from the surname:
Etymology
Variant of Luddington.
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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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.