Hastings

name

The verdict

“Hastings” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,676. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,676
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hastings.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hastings · Hastings · French

Hastings · rank #25,676 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,676
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH harmonieuse

Nearest frequency peer: harmonieuse (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hastings »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Hastings » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hastings
PropertyValue
HeadwordHastings
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,676
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hastings »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Hastingsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « harmonieuse » (#25,675), « Hesse » (#25,677), « hindous » (#25,678). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hastings » est au #25,676. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Hastings, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #25,676 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hastings.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hastings, with forms such as "ahstings", "hasitngs", and "hasstings". 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Hastings, spelled H-A-S-T-I-N-G-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hastings.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Hastings appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ch’tait lé vîngt-sept d’Septembre et auprès deux-trais jours dé séjour, i’fit marchi ses troupes envèrs Hastings.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahstings
  • hasitngs
  • hasstings
  • hastigns
  • hastinggs
  • hastingss
  • hastinngs
  • hastinsg
  • hastnigs
  • hasttings
  • hatsings
  • hhastings
  • hsatings

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahstings2hasitngs2hasstings1hastigns2hastinggs1hastingss1hastinngs1hastinsg2
Edit distance from "Hastings"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hastings"?
"Hastings" is spelled H-A-S-T-I-N-G-S.
What does "Hastings" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hastings" means: Hastings.
What are common misspellings of "Hastings"?
Common misspellings include "ahstings", "hasitngs", "hasstings", "hastigns", "hastinggs". The correct spelling is "Hastings".
What language does "Hastings" come from?
"Hastings" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list