Wilkinson

\wil.kin.sɔn\

/\wil.kin.sɔn\/ name

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The verdict

“Wilkinson” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #30,026. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,026
frequency rank, French
549
“W” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille d’origine anglaise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-wilkinson · Wilkinson · French

Wilkinson · rank #30,026 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,026
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 549
  • PHOTO-FINISH weekly

Nearest frequency peer: weekly (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Wilkinson”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Wilkinson” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Wilkinson
PropertyValue
HeadwordWilkinson
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\wil.kin.sɔn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#30,026
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “Wilkinson” se place dans la fréquence du français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Wilkinsonse 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 « weekly » (#30,025), « wrong » (#30,027), « vénitiens » (#30,024). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Wilkinson (IPA \wil.kin.sɔn\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,026 among 549 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nom de famille d’origine anglaise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Wilkinson, with forms such as "iwlkinson", "wiklinson", and "wiliknson". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Wilkinson, spelled W-I-L-K-I-N-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille d’origine anglaise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’image était forte et, disons-le, bien choisie : Rhian Wilkinson, Québécoise à la tête de la sélection féminine du pays de Galles, les pieds campés sur le plus haut sommet gallois.
  2. Le Gersois, dont le père est écossais, parle parfaitement la langue de Jonny Wilkinson et pourra ainsi causer avec aisance à Karl Dickson, l’arbitre anglais de France-Irlande, vendredi (21 heures) à Marseille.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iwlkinson
  • wiklinson
  • wiliknson
  • wilkinnson
  • wilkinosn
  • wilkinsno
  • wilkinsonn
  • wilkinsson
  • wilkisnon
  • wilkkinson
  • wilknison
  • willkinson
  • wlikinson
  • wwilkinson

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iwlkinson2wiklinson2wiliknson2wilkinnson1wilkinosn2wilkinsno2wilkinsonn1wilkinsson1
Edit distance from "Wilkinson"

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 "Wilkinson"?
"Wilkinson" is spelled W-I-L-K-I-N-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \wil.kin.sɔn\.
What does "Wilkinson" mean?
As a proper noun, "Wilkinson" means: Nom de famille d’origine anglaise.
What are common misspellings of "Wilkinson"?
Common misspellings include "iwlkinson", "wiklinson", "wiliknson", "wilkinnson", "wilkinosn". The correct spelling is "Wilkinson".
How do you pronounce "Wilkinson"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Wilkinson" is \wil.kin.sɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Wilkinson" come from?
"Wilkinson" 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 "Wilkinson", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vénitiens#30,024virements#30,022vendaient#30,016veilleuse#30,015

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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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