Redland

name

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

The verdict

“Redland” is uncommon English (frequency #82,718 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,718
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A suburb of Bristol, England, between Clifton, Cotham and Bishopston (OS grid ref ST5874).

Key facts for Redland
PropertyValue
HeadwordRedland
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Redland” 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). Redland lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Redland is uncommon English at frequency #82,718 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 10 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Redland, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: * At least two places were name for the red colour of the local soil. The correct English form is Redland, spelled R-E-D-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    A suburb of Bristol, England, between Clifton, Cotham and Bishopston (OS grid ref ST5874).
  2. 2
    A settlement on Mainland, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HY3725).
  3. 3
    A hamlet in Wheatland County, Alberta, Canada.
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Etymology

* At least two places were name for the red colour of the local soil.

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 "Redland"?
"Redland" is spelled R-E-D-L-A-N-D.
What does "Redland" mean?
As a proper noun, "Redland" means: A suburb of Bristol, England, between Clifton, Cotham and Bishopston (OS grid ref ST5874).
What is the origin of the word "Redland"?
* At least two places were name for the red colour of the local soil. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Redland”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-D-L-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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