Mathieson
/ˈmæθɪsən/
"mathieson" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mathieson” is uncommon English (frequency #62,303 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,303
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname originating as a patronymic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mathieson · Mathieson · English
Mathieson · rank #62,303 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,303
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Matheny
Nearest frequency peer: Matheny (-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 “Mathieson”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Mariupol
Mariupol
37,703 corpus weight
- marvell
marvell
37,701 corpus weight
- maslin
maslin
37,700 corpus weight
- Matheny
Matheny
37,699 corpus weight
- Mathieson
Mathieson
37,698 corpus weight
- Mathison
Mathison
37,697 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mathieson” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mathieson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈmæθɪsən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,303 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Mathieson” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Mathieson is uncommon English at frequency #62,303 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈmæθɪsən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname originating as a patronymic.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Mathieson, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Matthew + -son. The correct English form is Mathieson, spelled M-A-T-H-I-E-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname originating as a patronymic.
Etymology
From Matthew + -son.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).