Willoughby

name

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

The verdict

“Willoughby” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,975. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,975
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-willoughby · Willoughby · English

Willoughby · rank #25,975 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,975
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH wayward

Nearest frequency peer: wayward (-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 “Willoughby”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Willoughby” 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 Willoughby
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilloughby
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,975
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Willoughby”

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

#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 “wayward” (#25,974), “Waterford” (#25,973), “workmanship” (#25,977). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “Willoughby” is #25,975. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Willoughby, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,975 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Willoughby, with forms such as "iwlloughby", "willoguhby", and "willougbhy". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”). The correct English form is Willoughby, spelled W-I-L-L-O-U-G-H-B-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
  2. 2
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
  3. 3
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
  4. 4
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
  5. 5
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
  6. 6
    Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
  7. 7
    A habitational surname.
  8. 8
    A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwlloughby
  • willoguhby
  • willougbhy
  • willougghby
  • willoughbby
  • willoughbyy
  • willoughhby
  • willoughyb
  • willouhgby
  • willuoghby
  • wilolughby
  • wiloughby
  • wliloughby
  • wwilloughby

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwlloughby2willoguhby2willougbhy2willougghby1willoughbby1willoughbyy1willoughhby1willoughyb2
Edit distance from "Willoughby"

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 "Willoughby"?
"Willoughby" is spelled W-I-L-L-O-U-G-H-B-Y.
What does "Willoughby" mean?
As a proper noun, "Willoughby" means: Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
What are common misspellings of "Willoughby"?
Common misspellings include "iwlloughby", "willoguhby", "willougbhy", "willougghby", "willoughbby". The correct spelling is "Willoughby".
What is the origin of the word "Willoughby"?
From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”). 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 "Willoughby", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list