Mansfield

name

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

The verdict

“Mansfield” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,745
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town in Nottinghamshire, England.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mansfield · Mansfield · English

Mansfield · rank #16,745 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,745
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Livingston

Nearest frequency peer: Livingston (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Mansfield”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mansfield vs Mayfield
78% similar
Mansfield vs minefield
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mansfield
PropertyValue
HeadwordMansfield
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#16,745
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Mansfield”

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).Mansfieldlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Livingston” (#16,744), “marches” (#16,746), “livelihood” (#16,743). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mansfield” is #16,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Mansfield, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #16,745 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 31 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mansfield, with forms such as "amnsfield", "manfsield", and "mannsfield". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Mayfield", "minefield", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”). The correct English form is Mansfield, spelled M-A-N-S-F-I-E-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town in Nottinghamshire, England.
  2. 2
    Mansfield District, a local government district in Nottinghamshire with its headquarters in the town.
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    A small village north of New Cumnock, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6214).
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    A town in eastern Victoria, Australia.
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    A local government area in Victoria, Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Mansfield.
  30. 30
    A surname.
  31. 31
    Ellipsis of Mansfield College, Oxford.

Etymology

From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amnsfield
  • manfsield
  • mannsfield
  • mansfeild
  • mansffield
  • mansfiedl
  • mansfieldd
  • mansfielld
  • mansfiled
  • mansifeld
  • manssfield
  • masnfield
  • mmansfield
  • mnasfield

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mansfield - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amnsfield2manfsield2mannsfield1mansfeild2mansffield1mansfiedl2mansfieldd1mansfielld1
Edit distance from "Mansfield"

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 "Mansfield"?
"Mansfield" is spelled M-A-N-S-F-I-E-L-D.
What does "Mansfield" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mansfield" means: A town in Nottinghamshire, England.
What words are commonly confused with "Mansfield"?
"Mansfield" is commonly confused with "Mayfield", "minefield". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Mansfield"?
From Old English Mamesfeld, from a Brythonic word mamm, meaning "mother" or "breast" + feld (“field”). 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 "Mansfield", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

livelihood14 variantsplurality14 variantsdisparity14 variantsDickinson14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list