Reginald
/ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪnəld/
"reginald" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Reginald” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #23,378
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from the Germanic languages derived from a Latinized form of Reynold.
Corpus desk
Index EN-reginald · Reginald · English
Reginald · rank #23,378 · 12 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #23,378
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH rectify
Nearest frequency peer: rectify (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Reginald”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- ration
ration
76,627 corpus weight
- ravaged
ravaged
76,626 corpus weight
- reconnect
reconnect
76,625 corpus weight
- rectify
rectify
76,624 corpus weight
- Reginald
Reginald
76,623 corpus weight
- rudimentary
rudimentary
76,621 corpus weight
What this shows “Reginald” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reginald |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪnəld/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #23,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Reginald”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Reginald (IPA /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪnəld/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #23,378 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A male given name from the Germanic languages derived from a Latinized form of Reynold.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reginald, with forms such as "erginald", "regginald", and "regianld". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "retinal", "regional", "regina", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Reginaldus, Latinization of names deriving from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz. The correct English form is Reginald, spelled R-E-G-I-N-A-L-D.
Definition
- 1A male given name from the Germanic languages derived from a Latinized form of Reynold.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Reginald appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Reginald Wilfer is a name with rather a grand sound, suggesting on first acquaintance brasses in country churches, scrolls in stained-glass windows, and generally the De Wilfers who came over with the Conqueror. For, it is a remarkable fact in genealogy that no De Any ones ever came over with Anybody else. - - - He was shy, and unwilling to own to the nam…
Etymology
From Latin Reginaldus, Latinization of names deriving from Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- erginald
- regginald
- regianld
- reginadl
- reginaldd
- reginalld
- reginlad
- reginnald
- regniald
- reignald
- rgeinald
- rreginald
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reginald - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).