Wiltshire
\wɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)\
The verdict
“Wiltshire” is uncommon French (frequency #93,392 among 549 “W” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #93,392
- frequency rank, French
- 549
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wiltshire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-wiltshire · Wiltshire · French
Wiltshire · rank #93,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #93,392
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 549
- PHOTO-FINISH Wille
Nearest frequency peer: Wille (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Wiltshire »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- Wand
Wand
6,615 corpus weight
- wasps
wasps
6,614 corpus weight
- watercooling
watercooling
6,613 corpus weight
- Wille
Wille
6,610 corpus weight
- Wiltshire
Wiltshire
6,609 corpus weight
- WPA
WPA
6,605 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Wiltshire » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Wiltshire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \wɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #93,392 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Wiltshire » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Wiltshire is uncommon French at frequency #93,392 among 549 “W” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \wɪlt.ʃə(ɹ)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wiltshire.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Wiltshire in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Wiltshire, spelled W-I-L-T-S-H-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Wiltshire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Wiltshire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It’s older than the great pyramids of Egypt, and was the site of rituals and sacrifices performed by Wiltshire residents more than 200 generations ago.
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.
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