Sunningdale

name

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"sunningdale" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Sunningdale” is uncommon English (frequency #93,202 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,202
frequency rank, English
54,294
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A large village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, which was also partly in Surrey until 1995 (OS grid ref SU9567).

Key facts for Sunningdale
PropertyValue
HeadwordSunningdale
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,202
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Sunningdale” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sunningdale is uncommon English at frequency #93,202 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A large village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, which was also partly in Surrey until 1995 (OS grid ref SU9567).".

Zero misspellings are on record for Sunningdale in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from the neighbouring village of Sunninghill in the 19th century, by substituting dale for hill. The correct English form is Sunningdale, spelled S-U-N-N-I-N-G-D-A-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, which was also partly in Surrey until 1995 (OS grid ref SU9567).

Etymology

Derived from the neighbouring village of Sunninghill in the 19th century, by substituting dale for hill.

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 "Sunningdale"?
"Sunningdale" is spelled S-U-N-N-I-N-G-D-A-L-E.
What does "Sunningdale" mean?
As a proper noun, "Sunningdale" means: A large village and civil parish in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England, which was also partly in Surrey until 1995 (OS grid ref SU9567).
What is the origin of the word "Sunningdale"?
Derived from the neighbouring village of Sunninghill in the 19th century, by substituting dale for hill. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Sunningdale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-U-N-N-I-N-G-D-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list