# nelson

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #4,781

## Definitions
1. A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky.
2. A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind their back.

## Etymology
Cricket sense: origin disputed; supposedly from the belief that Lord Nelson had one eye, one arm and one leg.
Wrestling sense: Back-formation from full nelson.

## Easily confused with
- **neon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-neon)
- **nylon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-nylon)
- **newton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-newton)
- **neuron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-neuron)
- **Newsom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-newsom)
- **Nielsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nelson-vs-nielsen)
- **Neilson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/neilson-vs-nelson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`enlson`, `nellson`, `nelosn`, `nelsno`, `nelsonn`, `nelsson`, `neslon`, `nleson`, `nnelson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nelson