Tottenham

name

The verdict

“Tottenham” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,025
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Quartier de Londres en Angleterre, situé dans le district de Haringey.

Key facts for Tottenham
PropertyValue
HeadwordTottenham
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,025
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tottenham” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tottenham lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Tottenham, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #17,025 among 164,488 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Quartier de Londres en Angleterre, situé dans le district de Haringey.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tottenham, with forms such as "otttenham", "totenham", and "totetnham". 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, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Tottenham, spelled T-O-T-T-E-N-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Quartier de Londres en Angleterre, situé dans le district de Haringey.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otttenham
  • totenham
  • totetnham
  • tottehnam
  • tottenahm
  • tottenhamm
  • tottenhham
  • tottenhma
  • tottennham
  • tottneham
  • ttotenham
  • ttottenham

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

otttenham2totenham1totetnham2tottehnam2tottenahm2tottenhamm1tottenhham1tottenhma2
Edit distance from "Tottenham"

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 "Tottenham"?
"Tottenham" is spelled T-O-T-T-E-N-H-A-M.
What does "Tottenham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tottenham" means: Quartier de Londres en Angleterre, situé dans le district de Haringey.
What are common misspellings of "Tottenham"?
Common misspellings include "otttenham", "totenham", "totetnham", "tottehnam", "tottenahm". The correct spelling is "Tottenham".
What language does "Tottenham" come from?
"Tottenham" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “Tottenham”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-T-T-E-N-H-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list