Hudson

\œd.sɔn\

/\œd.sɔn\/ name

The verdict

“Hudson” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #14,485. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,485
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille anglais.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hudson · Hudson · French

Hudson · rank #14,485 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,485
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH history

Nearest frequency peer: history (-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 « Hudson »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Hudson » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hudson vs Huston
67% similar
Hudson vs Husson
83% similar
Hudson vs Hanson
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hudson
PropertyValue
HeadwordHudson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\œd.sɔn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,485
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hudson »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Hudsonse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « history » (#14,484), « incompatible » (#14,486), « hexagone » (#14,483). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hudson » est au #14,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Hudson (IPA \œd.sɔn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,485 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille anglais.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hudson, with forms such as "hduson", "hhudson", and "huddson". 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 also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Huston", "Husson", "Hanson", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Hudson, spelled H-U-D-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille anglais.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hduson
  • hhudson
  • huddson
  • hudosn
  • hudsno
  • hudsonn
  • hudsson
  • husdon
  • uhdson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hudson - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hduson2hhudson1huddson1hudosn2hudsno2hudsonn1hudsson1husdon2
Edit distance from "Hudson"

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 "Hudson"?
"Hudson" is spelled H-U-D-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \œd.sɔn\.
What does "Hudson" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hudson" means: Nom de famille anglais.
What words are commonly confused with "Hudson"?
"Hudson" is commonly confused with "Huston", "Husson", "Hanson". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hudson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hudson" is \œd.sɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hudson" come from?
"Hudson" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list