Tyburn

name

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"tyburn" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tyburn” is uncommon English (frequency #93,269 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,269
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A manor, first mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086).

Corpus desk

Index EN-tyburn · Tyburn · English

Tyburn · rank #93,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,269
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 27,828
  • PHOTO-FINISH Turnberry

Nearest frequency peer: Turnberry (-3 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 “Tyburn”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tyburn” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Tyburn
PropertyValue
HeadwordTyburn
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#93,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tyburn” 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). Tyburn lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Tyburn is uncommon English at frequency #93,269 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tyburn, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is Tyburn, spelled T-Y-B-U-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A manor, first mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086).
  2. 2
    The Tyburn tree, a gallows where public hangings were carried out until 1783.
  3. 3
    A former village in Middlesex, England (present-day Greater London), notable for its proximity to the Tyburn tree.
  4. 4
    A former stream (or bourn) in Middlesex, tributary to the Thames at four sites (mouths).
  5. 5
    A former small stream in Middlesex, tributary to the River Westbourne; frequently confused with the nearby and much longer River Tyburn.

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tyburn"?
"Tyburn" is spelled T-Y-B-U-R-N.
What does "Tyburn" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tyburn" means: A manor, first mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086).
What language does "Tyburn" come from?
"Tyburn" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tyburn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

urbano#93,288tippet#93,239Walshe#93,315Weedon#93,318
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