# Wilmington

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈwɪlmɪŋtən/ · frequency rank #16,624

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22. A town in Mount Remarkable district council area, South Australia.

## Etymology
Meaning "Wilhelm's estate", from Wilhelm + Old English -ing (“belonging to”) + Old English tūn (“homestead, settlement”)

## Easily confused with
- **Wellington** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wellington-vs-wilmington)

## Common misspellings (16)
`iwlmington`, `wilimngton`, `willmington`, `wilmignton`, `wilminggton`, `wilmingotn`, `wilmingtno`, `wilmingtonn`, `wilmingtton`, `wilminngton`, `wilmintgon`, `wilmmington`, `wilmnigton`, `wimlington`, `wlimington`, `wwilmington`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wilmington