NYPD

name

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"nypd" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“NYPD” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,869
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of New York Police Department.

Corpus desk

Index EN-nypd · NYPD · English

NYPD · rank #15,869 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,869
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH NPR

Nearest frequency peer: NPR (-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 “NYPD”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “NYPD” 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).

NYPD vs NYT
50% similar
NYPD vs NYU
50% similar
NYPD vs Nyx
25% similar

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

Key facts for NYPD
PropertyValue
HeadwordNYPD
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,869
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “NYPD”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).NYPDlands 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 “NPR” (#15,868), “obscene” (#15,870), “motorway” (#15,866). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “NYPD” is #15,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around NYPD, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #15,869 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Initialism of New York Police Department.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for NYPD, with forms such as "nnypd", "npyd", and "nydp". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "NYT", "NYU", "Nyx", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is NYPD, spelled N-Y-P-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of New York Police Department.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how NYPD appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. An NYPD officer struck in the arm by a bullet allegedly fired by a teen gunman ignored his wound and gave chase to the 16-year-old suspect, cops said Tuesday.

Synonyms

nycpd

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnypd
  • npyd
  • nydp
  • nypdd
  • nyppd
  • nyypd
  • ynpd

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of NYPD - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

nnypd1npyd2nydp2nypdd1nyppd1nyypd1ynpd2
Edit distance from "NYPD"

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 "NYPD"?
"NYPD" is spelled N-Y-P-D.
What does "NYPD" mean?
As a proper noun, "NYPD" means: Initialism of New York Police Department.
What words are commonly confused with "NYPD"?
"NYPD" is commonly confused with "NYT", "NYU", "Nyx". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "NYPD" come from?
"NYPD" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "NYPD", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mont#15,865peck#15,877raft#15,892roam#15,899

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

penal7 variantssiren7 variantssmear7 variantsgrail7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list