# Skelton

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #32,183

## Definitions
1. Any of several villages in England:
2. Any of several villages in England:
3. Any of several villages in England:
4. Any of several villages in England:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:
8. A place in the United States:
9. A habitational surname from Old English from the place names.

## Etymology
From Old English scylfe (“deck, shelf”) + tun (“town”). Doublet of Shelton. The alteration of /ʃ/ to /sk/ is down to Old Norse influence.

## Easily confused with
- **seton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seton-vs-skelton)
- **sexton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sexton-vs-skelton)
- **Seaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seaton-vs-skelton)
- **Sheldon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sheldon-vs-skelton)
- **Shelton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shelton-vs-skelton)
- **skeleton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/skeleton-vs-skelton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`kselton`, `seklton`, `skellton`, `skelotn`, `skeltno`, `skeltonn`, `skeltton`, `sketlon`, `skkelton`, `skleton`, `sskelton`

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