Pimlico

/ˈpɪmlɪkəʊ/

//ˈpɪmlɪkəʊ// name

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"pimlico" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Pimlico” is uncommon English (frequency #53,776 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,776
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A place in England:

Corpus desk

Index EN-pimlico · Pimlico · English

Pimlico · rank #53,776 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,776
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pinhole

Nearest frequency peer: pinhole (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Pimlico”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Pimlico” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pimlico
PropertyValue
HeadwordPimlico
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈpɪmlɪkəʊ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#53,776
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Pimlico” in English

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).Pimlicofalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “pinhole” (#53,777), “perrier” (#53,773), “Pires” (#53,780). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “Pimlico” is #53,776. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pimlico is uncommon English at frequency #53,776 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈpɪmlɪkəʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Pimlico in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Pimlico, spelled P-I-M-L-I-C-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A place in England:
  2. 2
    A place in England:
  3. 3
    A place in England:
  4. 4
    A locality in the Ballina council area, north-eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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 "Pimlico"?
"Pimlico" is spelled P-I-M-L-I-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɪmlɪkəʊ/.
What does "Pimlico" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pimlico" means: A place in England:
How do you pronounce "Pimlico"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pimlico" is /ˈpɪmlɪkəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pimlico" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pinhole#53,777perrier#53,773pasties#53,770Palacio#53,764

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list