Mendelssohn
"mendelssohn" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mendelssohn” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,797. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #40,797
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of Mendelson.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mendelssohn · Mendelssohn · English
Mendelssohn · rank #40,797 · 16 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #40,797
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH mettle
Nearest frequency peer: mettle (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Mendelssohn”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- McCaffrey
McCaffrey
59,208 corpus weight
- MCI
MCI
59,207 corpus weight
- meld
meld
59,206 corpus weight
- Mendelssohn
Mendelssohn
59,204 corpus weight
- mettle
mettle
59,203 corpus weight
- militancy
militancy
59,202 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Mendelssohn” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mendelssohn |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #40,797 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mendelssohn” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Mendelssohn, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,797 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of Mendelson.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mendelssohn, with forms such as "emndelssohn", "mednelssohn", and "menddelssohn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from German Mendelssohn. The correct English form is Mendelssohn, spelled M-E-N-D-E-L-S-S-O-H-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of Mendelson.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mendelssohn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Mendelssohn.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emndelssohn
- mednelssohn
- menddelssohn
- mendellssohn
- mendelsohn
- mendelsoshn
- mendelsshon
- mendelssohhn
- mendelssohnn
- mendelssonh
- mendeslsohn
- mendlessohn
- menedlssohn
- menndelssohn
- mmendelssohn
- mnedelssohn
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mendelssohn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
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Data Source
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.