Staffordshire
/ˈstæf.əd.ʃə(ɹ)/
"staffordshire" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Staffordshire” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,962
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Staffordshire |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈstæf.əd.ʃə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #18,962 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Staffordshire” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Staffordshire (IPA /ˈstæf.əd.ʃə(ɹ)/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,962 among 54,294 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Staffordshire, with forms such as "satffordshire", "sstaffordshire", and "staffodrshire". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Staffordschire, from late Old English Stæffordsċīr; equivalent to Stafford + -shire. The correct English form is Staffordshire, spelled S-T-A-F-F-O-R-D-S-H-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1A ceremonial county of West Midlands, England, bordered by Shropshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire.
Etymology
From Middle English Staffordschire, from late Old English Stæffordsċīr; equivalent to Stafford + -shire.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- satffordshire
- sstaffordshire
- staffodrshire
- stafforddshire
- staffordhsire
- staffordshhire
- staffordshier
- staffordshirre
- staffordshrie
- staffordsihre
- staffordsshire
- stafforrdshire
- stafforsdhire
- staffrodshire
- stafofrdshire
- stafordshire
- stfafordshire
- sttaffordshire
- tsaffordshire
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Staffordshire - 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.
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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Using “Staffordshire”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-A-F-F-O-R-D-S-H-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈstæf.əd.ʃə(ɹ)/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.