Teddington

/ˈtɛdɪŋtən/

//ˈtɛdɪŋtən// name

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

The verdict

“Teddington” is uncommon English (frequency #60,510 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,510
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A suburb of the borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west Greater London, historically in Middlesex on the north side of the River Thames (but actually west of it) (OS grid ref TQ1671).

Corpus desk

Index EN-teddington · Teddington · English

Teddington · rank #60,510 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,510
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH thankfulness

Nearest frequency peer: thankfulness (+2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “Teddington”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Teddington” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Teddington
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeddington
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈtɛdɪŋtən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#60,510
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Teddington” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Teddingtonfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “thankfulness” (#60,512), “tala” (#60,507), “syne” (#60,506). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Teddington” is #60,510. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Teddington is uncommon English at frequency #60,510 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈtɛdɪŋtən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Teddington has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is Teddington, spelled T-E-D-D-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A suburb of the borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west Greater London, historically in Middlesex on the north side of the River Thames (but actually west of it) (OS grid ref TQ1671).
  2. 2
    A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9633).
  3. 3
    A small settlement on Lyttelton Harbour, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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 "Teddington"?
"Teddington" is spelled T-E-D-D-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛdɪŋtən/.
What does "Teddington" mean?
As a proper noun, "Teddington" means: A suburb of the borough of Richmond upon Thames, in south-west Greater London, historically in Middlesex on the north side of the River Thames (but actually west of it) (OS grid ref TQ1671).
How do you pronounce "Teddington"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Teddington" is /ˈtɛdɪŋtən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Teddington" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list