Winthrop

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"winthrop" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Winthrop” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,702
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.

Corpus desk

Index EN-winthrop · Winthrop · English

Winthrop · rank #27,702 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,702
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH winch

Nearest frequency peer: winch (-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 “Winthrop”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Winthrop” 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 Winthrop
PropertyValue
HeadwordWinthrop
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,702
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Winthrop”

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).Winthroplands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “winch” (#27,701), “workstation” (#27,703), “Wilton” (#27,700). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “Winthrop” is #27,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Winthrop, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,702 among 1,759 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Winthrop, with forms such as "iwnthrop", "winhtrop", and "winnthrop". 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 no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”). The correct English form is Winthrop, spelled W-I-N-T-H-R-O-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
  2. 2
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
  3. 3
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
  4. 4
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
  5. 5
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
  6. 6
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
  7. 7
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
  8. 8
    Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
  9. 9
    A habitational surname from Old English from the English places.

Etymology

From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwnthrop
  • winhtrop
  • winnthrop
  • winthhrop
  • winthorp
  • winthropp
  • winthrpo
  • winthrrop
  • wintrhop
  • wintthrop
  • witnhrop
  • wnithrop
  • wwinthrop

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Winthrop - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iwnthrop2winhtrop2winnthrop1winthhrop1winthorp2winthropp1winthrpo2winthrrop1
Edit distance from "Winthrop"

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 "Winthrop"?
"Winthrop" is spelled W-I-N-T-H-R-O-P.
What does "Winthrop" mean?
As a proper noun, "Winthrop" means: Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.
What are common misspellings of "Winthrop"?
Common misspellings include "iwnthrop", "winhtrop", "winnthrop", "winthhrop", "winthorp". The correct spelling is "Winthrop".
What is the origin of the word "Winthrop"?
From wines (“friend's”) + þorp (“village”). 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 "Winthrop", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list