Remington

/ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/

//ˈɹɛmɪŋtən// name

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"remington" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Remington” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,900. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,900
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West.

Corpus desk

Index EN-remington · Remington · English

Remington · rank #25,900 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,900
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH reinstate

Nearest frequency peer: reinstate (-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 “Remington”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Remington” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Remington
PropertyValue
HeadwordRemington
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#25,900
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Remington”

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).Remingtonlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “reinstate” (#25,899), “remit” (#25,901), “reeling” (#25,898). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “Remington” is #25,900. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Remington (IPA /ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,900 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Remington, with forms such as "ermington", "reimngton", and "remignton". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”). The correct English form is Remington, spelled R-E-M-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
  3. 3
    A town in Indiana; named for the founder of the town's general store.
  4. 4
    A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland; named for early landowner William Remington.
  5. 5
    A town in Virginia.
  6. 6
    A hamlet in Ohio.
  7. 7
    A town in Wisconsin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. One of his movies may suggest an inward unity and spaciousness that seems a mark of good fiction, as in The Big Sleep; it may have the scope and resonance to fill a historical landscape worthy of Remington, as Red River does.
  2. Rafe loved Remington. He so typified the old West.

Etymology

The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ermington
  • reimngton
  • remignton
  • reminggton
  • remingotn
  • remingtno
  • remingtonn
  • remingtton
  • reminngton
  • remintgon
  • remmington
  • remnigton
  • rmeington
  • rremington

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Remington - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ermington2reimngton2remignton2reminggton1remingotn2remingtno2remingtonn1remingtton1
Edit distance from "Remington"

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 "Remington"?
"Remington" is spelled R-E-M-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/.
What does "Remington" mean?
As a proper noun, "Remington" means: An English habitational surname from Old English; (art) used specifically of Frederic Remington (1861–1909), an American artist who specialized in depictions of the Old West.
What are common misspellings of "Remington"?
Common misspellings include "ermington", "reimngton", "remignton", "reminggton", "remingotn". The correct spelling is "Remington".
How do you pronounce "Remington"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Remington" is /ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Remington"?
The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

reinstate#25,899retailing#25,905propagate#25,894scarecrow#25,919

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

sceptical14 variantspeppermint14 variantssoftening14 variantsminiseries14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list