Waterville

name

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

The verdict

“Waterville” is uncommon English (frequency #57,813 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,813
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A number of places in the United States:

Corpus desk

Index EN-waterville · Waterville · English

Waterville · rank #57,813 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,813
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Waleed

Nearest frequency peer: Waleed (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Waterville”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Waterville
PropertyValue
HeadwordWaterville
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,813
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Waterville” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Watervillefalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Waleed” (#57,812), “weakling” (#57,815), “wacker” (#57,810). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “Waterville” is #57,813. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Waterville is uncommon English at frequency #57,813 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 18 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Waterville, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Generally from water + -ville. The correct English form is Waterville, spelled W-A-T-E-R-V-I-L-L-E.

Definition

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    A number of places in the United States:
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    A number of places in the United States:
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    A number of places in the United States:
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    A number of places in the United States:
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    A number of places in the United States:
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    A number of places in the United States:
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    A number of places in the United States:
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    A number of places in the United States:
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    A number of places in Canada:
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    A number of places in Canada:
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    A number of places in Canada:
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    A village in County Kerry, Ireland.
  18. 18
    A housing development in Fingal, Ireland.

Etymology

Generally from water + -ville.

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 "Waterville"?
"Waterville" is spelled W-A-T-E-R-V-I-L-L-E.
What does "Waterville" mean?
As a proper noun, "Waterville" means: A number of places in the United States:
What is the origin of the word "Waterville"?
Generally from water + -ville. 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 "Waterville", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list