Wootton

name

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"wootton" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Wootton” is uncommon English (frequency #52,109 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,109
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of numerous villages in England:

Key facts for Wootton
PropertyValue
HeadwordWootton
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#52,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Wootton” 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). Wootton lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Wootton is uncommon English at frequency #52,109 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 16 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Wootton, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The correct English form is Wootton, spelled W-O-O-T-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  2. 2
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  3. 3
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  4. 4
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  5. 5
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  6. 6
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  7. 7
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  8. 8
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  9. 9
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  10. 10
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  11. 11
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  12. 12
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  13. 13
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  14. 14
    Any of numerous villages in England:
  15. 15
    A locality in the MidCoast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  16. 16
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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 "Wootton"?
"Wootton" is spelled W-O-O-T-T-O-N.
What does "Wootton" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wootton" means: Any of numerous villages in England:
What is the origin of the word "Wootton"?
From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Wootton”

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

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

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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