Smallville

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"smallville" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Smallville” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,023
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fictional small town, frequently representing a backwater place of origin, usually a rural farming community in the United States

Corpus desk

Index EN-smallville · Smallville · English

Smallville · rank #40,023 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,023
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sian

Nearest frequency peer: sian (-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 “Smallville”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Smallville” 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 Smallville
PropertyValue
HeadwordSmallville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,023
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Smallville”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Smallvillelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “sian” (#40,022), “solano” (#40,024), “Shona” (#40,021). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Smallville” is #40,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Smallville, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,023 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A fictional small town, frequently representing a backwater place of origin, usually a rural farming community in the United States".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Smallville, with forms such as "msallville", "samllville", and "smallivlle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From small + -ville. The correct English form is Smallville, spelled S-M-A-L-L-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fictional small town, frequently representing a backwater place of origin, usually a rural farming community in the United States

Etymology

From small + -ville.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • msallville
  • samllville
  • smallivlle
  • smallvile
  • smallvilel
  • smallvlile
  • smallvville
  • smalville
  • smalvlille
  • smlalville
  • smmallville
  • ssmallville

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Smallville - 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.

msallville2samllville2smallivlle2smallvile1smallvilel2smallvlile2smallvville1smalville1
Edit distance from "Smallville"

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 "Smallville"?
"Smallville" is spelled S-M-A-L-L-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Smallville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Smallville" means: A fictional small town, frequently representing a backwater place of origin, usually a rural farming community in the United States
What are common misspellings of "Smallville"?
Common misspellings include "msallville", "samllville", "smallivlle", "smallvile", "smallvilel". The correct spelling is "Smallville".
What is the origin of the word "Smallville"?
From small + -ville. 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 "Smallville", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list