# Wolverhampton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌwʊlvə(ɹ)ˈhæm(p)tən/ · frequency rank #27,342

## Definitions
1. A city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. Historically it was in Staffordshire.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Wolverenhampton, from Old English *Wulfrūnehēantūn named after Lady Wulfruna, who founded the town.

## Common misspellings (21)
`owlverhampton`, `wloverhampton`, `wolevrhampton`, `wollverhampton`, `wolvehrampton`, `wolverahmpton`, `wolverhammpton`, `wolverhampotn`, `wolverhamppton`, `wolverhamptno`, `wolverhamptonn`, `wolverhamptton`, `wolverhamtpon`, `wolverhapmton`, `wolverhhampton`, `wolverhmapton`, `wolverrhampton`, `wolvrehampton`, `wolvverhampton`, `wovlerhampton`, `wwolverhampton`

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