# Portsmouth

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #13,039

## Definitions
1. A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.
2. A village in Todmorden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England, on the border with Lancashire (OS grid ref SD9026).
3. A neighbourhood of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
4. A town in Saint John parish, Dominica.
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13. An English earldom

## Etymology
From Middle English Portesmuða, from Old English Portesmuða.

## Common misspellings (16)
`oprtsmouth`, `porrtsmouth`, `porstmouth`, `portmsouth`, `portsmmouth`, `portsmotuh`, `portsmouht`, `portsmouthh`, `portsmoutth`, `portsmuoth`, `portsomuth`, `portssmouth`, `porttsmouth`, `potrsmouth`, `pportsmouth`, `protsmouth`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/portsmouth