Perthshire

Name: Perthshire, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈpɛɹθʃəɹ/

//ˈpɛɹθʃəɹ// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Perthshire” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,838
frequency rank, English: 46,516
“P” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A historical county in central Scotland, joined with Kinross-shire for administration after 1929.

Corpus desk

Index EN-perthshire · Perthshire · English

Perthshire · rank #43,838 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #43,838
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-DENSE 46,516
PHOTO-FINISH perturbation

Nearest frequency peer: perturbation (+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.

pedantic

56,167
pegging

56,165
Perthshire

56,163
perturbation

56,162
Pha

56,161
phage

56,160

What this shows Bars show where “Perthshire” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for Perthshire
Property	Value
Headword	Perthshire
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈpɛɹθʃəɹ/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#43,838
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Perthshire” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Perthshire lands here:

#43,838

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Perthshire (IPA /ˈpɛɹθʃəɹ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,838 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Perthshire, with forms such as "eprthshire", "perhtshire", and "perrthshire". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Perth + -shire. The correct English form is Perthshire, spelled P-E-R-T-H-S-H-I-R-E.

Definition

1
A historical county in central Scotland, joined with Kinross-shire for administration after 1929.
2
The council area (or formerly the administrative county or district) of Perth and Kinross.

Etymology

From Perth + -shire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eprthshire
perhtshire
perrthshire
perthhshire
perthhsire
perthshhire
perthshier
perthshirre
perthshrie
perthsihre
perthsshire
pertshhire
pertthshire
petrhshire
pperthshire
prethshire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Perthshire - 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.

Edit distance from "Perthshire"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Perthshire"?

"Perthshire" is spelled P-E-R-T-H-S-H-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɛɹθʃəɹ/.

What does "Perthshire" mean?

As a proper noun, "Perthshire" means: A historical county in central Scotland, joined with Kinross-shire for administration after 1929.

What are common misspellings of "Perthshire"?

Common misspellings include "eprthshire", "perhtshire", "perrthshire", "perthhshire", "perthhsire". The correct spelling is "Perthshire".

How do you pronounce "Perthshire"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Perthshire" is /ˈpɛɹθʃəɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Perthshire"?

From Perth + -shire. 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 "Perthshire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.