Whittington

/ˈwɪtɪŋtən/

//ˈwɪtɪŋtən// name

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"whittington" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Whittington” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,015. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,015
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several places in England:

Corpus desk

Index EN-whittington · Whittington · English

Whittington · rank #48,015 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,015
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH whitefish

Nearest frequency peer: whitefish (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Whittington”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Whittington
PropertyValue
HeadwordWhittington
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈwɪtɪŋtən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#48,015
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Whittington”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Whittingtonlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “whitefish” (#48,014), “whoring” (#48,016), “Wiccan” (#48,017). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “Whittington” is #48,015. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Whittington (IPA /ˈwɪtɪŋtən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,015 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Whittington, with forms such as "hwittington", "whhittington", and "whitington". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Whittington, spelled W-H-I-T-T-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of several places in England:
  2. 2
    Any of several places in England:
  3. 3
    Any of several places in England:
  4. 4
    Any of several places in England:
  5. 5
    Any of several places in England:
  6. 6
    A suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
  7. 7
    A surname.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hwittington
  • whhittington
  • whitington
  • whititngton
  • whittignton
  • whittinggton
  • whittingotn
  • whittingtno
  • whittingtonn
  • whittingtton
  • whittinngton
  • whittintgon
  • whittnigton
  • whtitington
  • wihttington
  • wwhittington

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Whittington - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hwittington2whhittington1whitington1whititngton2whittignton2whittinggton1whittingotn2whittingtno2
Edit distance from "Whittington"

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 "Whittington"?
"Whittington" is spelled W-H-I-T-T-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɪtɪŋtən/.
What does "Whittington" mean?
As a proper noun, "Whittington" means: Any of several places in England:
What are common misspellings of "Whittington"?
Common misspellings include "hwittington", "whhittington", "whitington", "whititngton", "whittignton". The correct spelling is "Whittington".
How do you pronounce "Whittington"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Whittington" is /ˈwɪtɪŋtən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Whittington" come from?
"Whittington" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list