# Swindon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈswɪn.dən/ · frequency rank #25,942

## Definitions
1. A town, unitary authority, and borough in Wiltshire, England.
2. A suburban village and civil parish in Cheltenham borough, Gloucestershire, England, also known as Swindon Village (OS grid ref SO9325).
3. A village and civil parish in South Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SO8690).
4. A community in Perry township, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
From Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + denu (“valley”), similar to the name Swinden. The first element could instead be from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn, or its Old English equivalent swān.

## Easily confused with
- **Swinton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swindon-vs-swinton)
- **Swanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swanson-vs-swindon)
- **swindle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swindle-vs-swindon)

## Common misspellings (11)
`siwndon`, `sswindon`, `swidnon`, `swinddon`, `swindno`, `swindonn`, `swinndon`, `swinodn`, `swnidon`, `swwindon`, `wsindon`

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