Wexford

Name: Wexford, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/

//ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Wexford” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,971. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,971
frequency rank, English: 1,759
“W” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).

Corpus desk

Index EN-wexford · Wexford · English

Wexford · rank #40,971 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #40,971
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-MID 1,759
PHOTO-FINISH welling

Nearest frequency peer: welling (-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.

WAV

59,034
wean

59,033
Weezer

59,032
welling

59,031
Wexford

59,030
wimp

59,027

What this shows “Wexford” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Wexford vs Watford

71% similar

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

Key facts for Wexford
Property	Value
Headword	Wexford
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#40,971
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Wexford”

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

#40,971

#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 “welling” (#40,970), “Weezer” (#40,969), “wean” (#40,968). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “Wexford” is #40,971. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Wexford (IPA /ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,971 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wexford, with forms such as "ewxford", "wefxord", and "wexfford". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Watford", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”). The correct English form is Wexford, spelled W-E-X-F-O-R-D.

Definition

1
A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).
2
A town in County Wexford, Ireland.
3
A neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
4
Former name of Entrelacs, Quebec, Canada.
5
A township in Wexford County, Michigan, United States.
6
An unincorporated community in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Etymology

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ewxford
wefxord
wexfford
wexfodr
wexfordd
wexforrd
wexfrod
wexofrd
wexxford
wwexford
wxeford

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Wexford - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Wexford"

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 "Wexford"?

"Wexford" is spelled W-E-X-F-O-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/.

What does "Wexford" mean?

As a proper noun, "Wexford" means: A county of Ireland, (County Wexford).

What words are commonly confused with "Wexford"?

"Wexford" is commonly confused with "Watford". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Wexford"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wexford" is /ˈwɛksfə(ɹ)d/. 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 "Wexford"?

From Old Norse Veisafjǫrðr (literally “inlet of the mudflats”), from veisa (“pool, pond”) and fjǫrðr (“ford”). 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 "Wexford", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

welling#40,970 adjourn#40,988 allegro#40,992 unsound#40,947

Similar misspelling depth

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

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