Wellington

[weˈʝĩŋt̪õn]

/[weˈʝĩŋt̪õn]/ name

The verdict

“Wellington” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,821. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,821
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - es la capital de Nueva Zelanda.

Corpus desk

Index ES-wellington · Wellington · Spanish

Wellington · rank #27,821 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,821
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • PHOTO-FINISH volcó

Nearest frequency peer: volcó (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Wellington”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Wellington” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wellington
PropertyValue
HeadwordWellington
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[weˈʝĩŋt̪õn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,821
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Wellington”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Wellingtoncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “volcó” (#27,820), “yema” (#27,822), “vitrina” (#27,819). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “Wellington” va en #27,821. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Wellington (IPA [weˈʝĩŋt̪õn]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,821 among 230 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "es la capital de Nueva Zelanda.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wellington, with forms such as "ewllington", "welilngton", and "welington". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is Wellington, spelled W-E-L-L-I-N-G-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    es la capital de Nueva Zelanda.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewllington
  • welilngton
  • welington
  • wellignton
  • wellinggton
  • wellingotn
  • wellingtno
  • wellingtonn
  • wellingtton
  • wellinngton
  • wellintgon
  • wellnigton
  • wlelington
  • wwellington

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ewllington2welilngton2welington1wellignton2wellinggton1wellingotn2wellingtno2wellingtonn1
Edit distance from "Wellington"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Wellington"?
"Wellington" is spelled W-E-L-L-I-N-G-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [weˈʝĩŋt̪õn].
What does "Wellington" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wellington" means: es la capital de Nueva Zelanda.
What are common misspellings of "Wellington"?
Common misspellings include "ewllington", "welilngton", "welington", "wellignton", "wellinggton". The correct spelling is "Wellington".
How do you pronounce "Wellington"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wellington" is [weˈʝĩŋt̪õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wellington" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list