Petworth

name

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"petworth" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Petworth” is uncommon English (frequency #72,640 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,640
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9721).

Corpus desk

Index EN-petworth · Petworth · English

Petworth · rank #72,640 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,640
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pharmacokinet…

Nearest frequency peer: pharmacokinetic (+2 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 “Petworth”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Petworth
PropertyValue
HeadwordPetworth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,640
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Petworth” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Petworth lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Petworth is uncommon English at frequency #72,640 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Petworth, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Petworth, spelled P-E-T-W-O-R-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A small town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9721).
  2. 2
    A neighbourhood in north-west Washington, D.C., United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. They have driven into the very centre of Petworth, with no parking spaces yet evident. The town is very beautiful – cobbled streets, flowers in the windows, antiques shops every five yards – but he is unable to enjoy it.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Petworth"?
"Petworth" is spelled P-E-T-W-O-R-T-H.
What does "Petworth" mean?
As a proper noun, "Petworth" means: A small town and civil parish with a town council in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9721).
What language does "Petworth" come from?
"Petworth" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perching#72,635Parthian#72,630playdate#72,655outgroup#72,624

What to do next

You've looked up "Petworth". Here's where to go from here.

  • Usage frequency rank #72,640 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more English words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse
  • PlainSpell rotates a curated Word of the Day from the English corpus, a passive way to discover vocabulary. Word of the Day

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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