Woodbury

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

The verdict

“Woodbury” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,092. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,092
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A placename:

Key facts for Woodbury
PropertyValue
HeadwordWoodbury
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,092
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Woodbury” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Woodbury, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #33,092 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 18 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Woodbury, with forms such as "owodbury", "wodbury", and "wodobury". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”). The correct English form is Woodbury, spelled W-O-O-D-B-U-R-Y.

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    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: owodbury,wodbury,wodobury,woobdury,woodbbury,woodbruy,woodburry,woodburyy,woodbuyr,wooddbury,woodubry,wwoodbury

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

owodbury2wodbury1wodobury2woobdury2woodbbury1woodbruy2woodburry1woodburyy1
Edit distance from "Woodbury"

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 "Woodbury"?
"Woodbury" is spelled W-O-O-D-B-U-R-Y.
What does "Woodbury" mean?
As a proper noun, "Woodbury" means: A placename:
What are common misspellings of "Woodbury"?
Common misspellings include "owodbury", "wodbury", "wodobury", "woobdury", "woodbbury". The correct spelling is "Woodbury".
What is the origin of the word "Woodbury"?
From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Woodbury”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is W-O-O-D-B-U-R-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list