Kingston

\kiŋ.stɔn\

/\kiŋ.stɔn\/ name

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The verdict

“Kingston” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,623
frequency rank, French
737
“K” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de la Jamaïque.

Corpus desk

Index FR-kingston · Kingston · French

Kingston · rank #28,623 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,623
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 737
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kendrick

Nearest frequency peer: Kendrick (-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 « Kingston »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Kingston » 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 Kingston
PropertyValue
HeadwordKingston
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\kiŋ.stɔn\
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,623
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Kingston »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Kingstonse 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 « Kendrick » (#28,622), « Laffont » (#28,624), « Langevin » (#28,625). Parmi 737 lemmes en « K », « Kingston » est au #28,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Kingston (IPA \kiŋ.stɔn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #28,623 among 737 “K” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Kingston, with forms such as "ikngston", "kignston", and "kinggston". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Kingston, spelled K-I-N-G-S-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale de la Jamaïque.
  2. 2
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre, située dans le South Cambridgeshire.
  3. 3
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre, située dans le district de South Hams.
  4. 4
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre, située dans le district de Canterbury.
  5. 5
    Paroisse civile d’Angleterre, située dans le district de Arun.
  6. 6
    Kingston-upon-Thames
  7. 7
    Village d’Écosse, situé dans l’East Lothian.
  8. 8
    Village d’Écosse, situé dans le district de Moray.
  9. 9
    Ville du Canada, située en Ontario.

This word in other languages

Kingston(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ikngston
  • kignston
  • kinggston
  • kingsotn
  • kingsston
  • kingstno
  • kingstonn
  • kingstton
  • kingtson
  • kinngston
  • kinsgton
  • kkingston
  • knigston

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Kingston - 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.

ikngston2kignston2kinggston1kingsotn2kingsston1kingstno2kingstonn1kingstton1
Edit distance from "Kingston"

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 "Kingston"?
"Kingston" is spelled K-I-N-G-S-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \kiŋ.stɔn\.
What does "Kingston" mean?
As a proper noun, "Kingston" means: Capitale de la Jamaïque.
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 \kiŋ.stɔn\. 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 French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Kendrick#28,622Langevin#28,625joignant#28,618italique#28,614

Similar misspelling depth

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

inutilité13 variantsinstituée13 variantsinstaurée13 variantsinsolente13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list