Fredericton
\fʁe.de.ʁik.tœn\
The verdict
“Fredericton” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,183. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,183
- frequency rank, French
- 137,178
- “F” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ville canadienne, capitale du Nouveau-Brunswick.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fredericton |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \fʁe.de.ʁik.tœn\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #46,183 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fredericton” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around Fredericton (IPA \fʁe.de.ʁik.tœn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #46,183 among 137,178 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ville canadienne, capitale du Nouveau-Brunswick.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fredericton, with forms such as "ferdericton", "ffredericton", and "frdeericton". 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 usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Fredericton, spelled F-R-E-D-E-R-I-C-T-O-N.
Definition
- 1Ville canadienne, capitale du Nouveau-Brunswick.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ferdericton
- ffredericton
- frdeericton
- freddericton
- fredeircton
- frederciton
- fredericcton
- fredericotn
- frederictno
- frederictonn
- frederictton
- frederitcon
- frederricton
- fredreicton
- freedricton
- frredericton
- rfedericton
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fredericton - 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.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fredericton”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-R-E-D-E-R-I-C-T-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fʁe.de.ʁik.tœn\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.