Tomlinson
/ˈtɒm.lɪn.sən/
"tomlinson" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tomlinson” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,965. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #21,965
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - A surname originating as a patronymic.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tomlinson · Tomlinson · English
Tomlinson · rank #21,965 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #21,965
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH tint
Nearest frequency peer: tint (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Tomlinson”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- thingy
thingy
78,039 corpus weight
- Timberlake
Timberlake
78,038 corpus weight
- tint
tint
78,037 corpus weight
- Tomlinson
Tomlinson
78,036 corpus weight
- Toulouse
Toulouse
78,035 corpus weight
- unbroken
unbroken
78,033 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Tomlinson” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tomlinson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɒm.lɪn.sən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #21,965 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tomlinson” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Tomlinson (IPA /ˈtɒm.lɪn.sən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,965 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname originating as a patronymic.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tomlinson, with forms such as "otmlinson", "tmolinson", and "tolminson". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a diminutive form of Thomas + -son. The correct English form is Tomlinson, spelled T-O-M-L-I-N-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A surname originating as a patronymic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tomlinson appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After an inquest's ruling yesterday, it is now official that the newspaper vendor, Ian Tomlinson, was unlawfully killed amid the policing of the G20 protests in 2009. Many who saw the footage the Guardian obtained, which showed PC Simon Harwood striking Mr Tomlinson just before his death, will regard the verdict as a statement of the blindingly obvious.
Etymology
From a diminutive form of Thomas + -son.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- otmlinson
- tmolinson
- tolminson
- tomilnson
- tomlinnson
- tomlinosn
- tomlinsno
- tomlinsonn
- tomlinsson
- tomlisnon
- tomllinson
- tomlnison
- tommlinson
- ttomlinson
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tomlinson - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tomlinson", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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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.