Kingston

/[ˈkĩŋst̪õn]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,409

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Kingston is aSpanishname. It means: Capital de la Isla Norfolk. Pronounced [ˈkĩŋst̪õn].

Key facts for Kingston
PropertyValue
HeadwordKingston
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈkĩŋst̪õn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,409
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Kingston in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Kingston is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkĩŋst̪õn]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,409 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kingston, with forms such as "ikngston", "kignston", and "kinggston". 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.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Kingston, spelled K-I-N-G-S-T-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capital de la Isla Norfolk.
  2. 2
    Capital de Jamaica.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ikngston,kignston,kinggston,kingsotn,kingsston,kingstno,kingstonn,kingstton,kingtson,kinngston,kinsgton,kkingston,knigston

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Kingston

Misspelling Variants of "Kingston"

ikngston8kignston8kinggston9kingsotn8kingsston9kingstno8kingstonn9kingstton9
Misspelling Variants of "Kingston"

Frequency rank: #20,409 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Kingston"?
"Kingston" is spelled K-I-N-G-S-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkĩŋst̪õn].
What does "Kingston" mean?
As a name, "Kingston" means: Capital de la Isla Norfolk.
What are common misspellings of "Kingston"?
Common misspellings include "ikngston", "kignston", "kinggston", "kingsotn", "kingsston". The correct spelling is "Kingston".
How do you pronounce "Kingston"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Kingston" is [ˈkĩŋst̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Kingston" come from?
"Kingston" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.