Stockholm

/ˈstɒkhɒlm/

//ˈstɒkhɒlm// name

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

The verdict

“Stockholm” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,284. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,284
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.

Corpus desk

Index EN-stockholm · Stockholm · English

Stockholm · rank #10,284 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,284
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stellar

Nearest frequency peer: stellar (-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 “Stockholm”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Stockholm” 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 Stockholm
PropertyValue
HeadwordStockholm
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈstɒkhɒlm/
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,284
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Stockholm”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Stockholmlands 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 “stellar” (#10,283), “stripes” (#10,285), “statutory” (#10,282). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “Stockholm” is #10,284. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Stockholm (IPA /ˈstɒkhɒlm/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,284 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Stockholm, with forms such as "sotckholm", "sstockholm", and "stcokholm". 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading. The correct English form is Stockholm, spelled S-T-O-C-K-H-O-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.
  2. 2
    The Swedish government.
  3. 3
    A county of Sweden.
  4. 4
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
  5. 5
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
  6. 6
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
  7. 7
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
  8. 8
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
  9. 9
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
  10. 10
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:
  11. 11
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the Swedish capital:

Etymology

From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading.

This word in other languages

Estocolmo(Español)Stockholm(Français)Stockholm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sotckholm
  • sstockholm
  • stcokholm
  • stocckholm
  • stochkolm
  • stockhholm
  • stockhlom
  • stockhollm
  • stockholmm
  • stockhoml
  • stockkholm
  • stockohlm
  • stokcholm
  • sttockholm
  • tsockholm

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sotckholm2sstockholm1stcokholm2stocckholm1stochkolm2stockhholm1stockhlom2stockhollm1
Edit distance from "Stockholm"

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 "Stockholm"?
"Stockholm" is spelled S-T-O-C-K-H-O-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɒkhɒlm/.
What does "Stockholm" mean?
As a proper noun, "Stockholm" means: A municipality, the capital and largest city of Sweden; the county seat of Stockholm County, Sweden.
What are common misspellings of "Stockholm"?
Common misspellings include "sotckholm", "sstockholm", "stcokholm", "stocckholm", "stochkolm". The correct spelling is "Stockholm".
How do you pronounce "Stockholm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Stockholm" is /ˈstɒkhɒlm/. 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 "Stockholm"?
From Swedish Stockholm, compound of stock (“log”) + holme (“islet”), possibly referring to logs put outside of the Stockholm shores to prevent ships from invading. 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 "Stockholm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

statutory#10,282stainless#10,281recycling#10,268protocols#10,263

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

privileges15 variantsphenomenal15 variantsnineteenth15 variantsmentioning15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list