Yeovil

/ˈjoʊvɪl/

//ˈjoʊvɪl// name

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"yeovil" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Yeovil” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,979. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,979
frequency rank, English
366
“Y” headwords
8
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5516).

Corpus desk

Index EN-yeovil · Yeovil · English

Yeovil · rank #40,979 · 8 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,979
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 366
  • PHOTO-FINISH yachting

Nearest frequency peer: yachting (-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 “Yeovil”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Yeovil” 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 Yeovil
PropertyValue
HeadwordYeovil
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈjoʊvɪl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,979
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Yeovil”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Yeovillands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “yachting” (#40,978), “Yeung” (#40,980), “workhorse” (#40,976). Among 366 “Y” headwords, “Yeovil” is #40,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Yeovil (IPA /ˈjoʊvɪl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #40,979 among 366 “Y” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5516).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Yeovil, with forms such as "eyovil", "yeoivl", and "yeovill". 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is Yeovil, spelled Y-E-O-V-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5516).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eyovil
  • yeoivl
  • yeovill
  • yeovli
  • yeovvil
  • yevoil
  • yoevil
  • yyeovil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Yeovil - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eyovil2yeoivl2yeovill1yeovli2yeovvil1yevoil2yoevil2yyeovil1
Edit distance from "Yeovil"

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 "Yeovil"?
"Yeovil" is spelled Y-E-O-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjoʊvɪl/.
What does "Yeovil" mean?
As a proper noun, "Yeovil" means: A town and civil parish with a town council in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST5516).
What are common misspellings of "Yeovil"?
Common misspellings include "eyovil", "yeoivl", "yeovill", "yeovli", "yeovvil". The correct spelling is "Yeovil".
How do you pronounce "Yeovil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Yeovil" is /ˈjoʊvɪl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Yeovil" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Yeovil", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list