Petersburg

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"petersburg" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Petersburg” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #11,265. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,265
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An independent city in Virginia, United States.

Key facts for Petersburg
PropertyValue
HeadwordPetersburg
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#11,265
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Petersburg” 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). Petersburg lands here:

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Petersburg, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #11,265 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Petersburg, with forms such as "eptersburg", "peetrsburg", and "peterbsurg". 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, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Peter + -s- or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough. The correct English form is Petersburg, spelled P-E-T-E-R-S-B-U-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    An independent city in Virginia, United States.
  2. 2
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  3. 3
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  4. 4
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  5. 5
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  6. 6
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  7. 7
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  8. 8
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  9. 9
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  10. 10
    Various other towns and cities, including:
  11. 11
    A campaign in the American Civil War.
  12. 12
    Alternative form of Saint Petersburg: A federal city of Russia, known between 1914 and 1924 as Petrograd and between 1924 and 1991 as Leningrad; the former capital of Russia, from 1713–1728 and 1732–1918.
  13. 13
    A surname.

Etymology

From Peter + -s- or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eptersburg,peetrsburg,peterbsurg,peterrsburg,petersbburg,petersbrug,petersbugr,petersburgg,petersburrg,peterssburg,petersubrg,petesrburg,petresburg,pettersburg,ppetersburg,pteersburg

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Petersburg - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eptersburg2peetrsburg2peterbsurg2peterrsburg1petersbburg1petersbrug2petersbugr2petersburgg1
Edit distance from "Petersburg"

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 "Petersburg"?
"Petersburg" is spelled P-E-T-E-R-S-B-U-R-G.
What does "Petersburg" mean?
As a proper noun, "Petersburg" means: An independent city in Virginia, United States.
What are common misspellings of "Petersburg"?
Common misspellings include "eptersburg", "peetrsburg", "peterbsurg", "peterrsburg", "petersbburg". The correct spelling is "Petersburg".
What is the origin of the word "Petersburg"?
From Peter + -s- or Peters (surname) + -burg. Doublet of Peterborough. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Petersburg”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-E-T-E-R-S-B-U-R-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list