Nelson

\nɛl.sɔn\

/\nɛl.sɔn\/ name

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The verdict

“Nelson” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,981
frequency rank, French
1,563
“N” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville d’Angleterre située dans le district de Pendle.

Corpus desk

Index FR-nelson · Nelson · French

Nelson · rank #6,981 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,981
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,563
  • PHOTO-FINISH motion

Nearest frequency peer: motion (-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 « Nelson »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Nelson » 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).

Nelson vs néon
33% similar
Nelson vs Néron
50% similar
Nelson vs nylon
50% similar

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

Key facts for Nelson
PropertyValue
HeadwordNelson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\nɛl.sɔn\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,981
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Nelson »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Nelsonse 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 « motion » (#6,980), « nobel » (#6,982), « organisées » (#6,983). Parmi 1,563 lemmes en « N », « Nelson » est au #6,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Nelson (IPA \nɛl.sɔn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,981 among 1,563 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nelson, with forms such as "enlson", "nellson", and "nelosn". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "néon", "Néron", "nylon", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Nelson, spelled N-E-L-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville d’Angleterre située dans le district de Pendle.
  2. 2
    Ville de la Nouvelle-Zélande.
  3. 3
    Village du pays de Galles situé dans le comté de Caerphilly.

This word in other languages

Nelson(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enlson
  • nellson
  • nelosn
  • nelsno
  • nelsonn
  • nelsson
  • neslon
  • nleson
  • nnelson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enlson2nellson1nelosn2nelsno2nelsonn1nelsson1neslon2nleson2
Edit distance from "Nelson"

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 "Nelson"?
"Nelson" is spelled N-E-L-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \nɛl.sɔn\.
What does "Nelson" mean?
As a proper noun, "Nelson" means: Ville d’Angleterre située dans le district de Pendle.
What words are commonly confused with "Nelson"?
"Nelson" is commonly confused with "néon", "Néron", "nylon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Nelson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nelson" is \nɛl.sɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Nelson" come from?
"Nelson" 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 "Nelson", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

motion#6,980Marion#6,975instar#6,966infini#6,965

Similar misspelling depth

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

formée9 variantsséparé9 variantsfassent9 variantsdémarre9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list