Tomkins

name

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"tomkins" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tomkins” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,532
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An English surname originating as a patronymic from the pet form of Thomas.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tomkins · Tomkins · English

Tomkins · rank #48,532 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,532
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tomcat

Nearest frequency peer: tomcat (-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 “Tomkins”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Tomkins” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tomkins vs Tomlin
71% similar
Tomkins vs Tonkin
71% similar
Tomkins vs Tompkins
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tomkins
PropertyValue
HeadwordTomkins
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,532
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Tomkins”

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).Tomkinslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “tomcat” (#48,531), “tornados” (#48,533), “timberland” (#48,530). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Tomkins” is #48,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Tomkins, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,532 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An English surname originating as a patronymic from the pet form of Thomas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tomkins, with forms such as "otmkins", "tmokins", and "tokmins". 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. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Tomlin", "Tonkin", "Tompkins", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Tom + -kin + -s. From the medieval diminutive Tomkin for Thomas and the patronymic suffix -s. The correct English form is Tomkins, spelled T-O-M-K-I-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    An English surname originating as a patronymic from the pet form of Thomas.

Etymology

From Tom + -kin + -s. From the medieval diminutive Tomkin for Thomas and the patronymic suffix -s.

Synonyms

ThomasThomasonTomTomsTomson

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otmkins
  • tmokins
  • tokmins
  • tomikns
  • tomkinns
  • tomkinss
  • tomkisn
  • tomkkins
  • tomknis
  • tommkins
  • ttomkins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tomkins - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otmkins2tmokins2tokmins2tomikns2tomkinns1tomkinss1tomkisn2tomkkins1
Edit distance from "Tomkins"

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 "Tomkins"?
"Tomkins" is spelled T-O-M-K-I-N-S.
What does "Tomkins" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tomkins" means: An English surname originating as a patronymic from the pet form of Thomas.
What words are commonly confused with "Tomkins"?
"Tomkins" is commonly confused with "Tomlin", "Tonkin", "Tompkins". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Tomkins"?
From Tom + -kin + -s. From the medieval diminutive Tomkin for Thomas and the patronymic suffix -s. 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 "Tomkins", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list