Wallington

Name: Wallington, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈwɒlɪŋtən/

//ˈwɒlɪŋtən// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Wallington” is uncommon English (frequency #86,932 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,932
frequency rank, English: 12,113
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A suburban town in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ294645).

Key facts for Wallington
Property	Value
Headword	Wallington
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈwɒlɪŋtən/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#86,932
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wallington” 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). Wallington lands here:

#86,932

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wallington is uncommon English at frequency #86,932 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈwɒlɪŋtən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wallington, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton, Welshman”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The correct English form is Wallington, spelled W-A-L-L-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

1
A suburban town in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ294645).
2
A village in Fareham borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU5806).
3
A small village and civil parish (served by Rushden and Wallington Parish Council) in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL2933).
4
A rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
5
A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
6
A hamlet in Wayne County, New York, United States.
7
A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton, Welshman”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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 "Wallington"?

"Wallington" is spelled W-A-L-L-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɒlɪŋtən/.

What does "Wallington" mean?

As a proper noun, "Wallington" means: A suburban town in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ294645).

How do you pronounce "Wallington"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wallington" is /ˈwɒlɪŋtən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Wallington"?

From Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton, Welshman”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Wallington”

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The one correct English spelling is W-A-L-L-I-N-G-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.