deadnettle
/ˈdɛdnɛtəl/
"deadnettle" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deadnettle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.
Corpus desk
Index EN-deadnettle · deadnettle · English
deadnettle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deadnettle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛdnɛtəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “deadnettle” in English
Rare enough to double-check
deadnettle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɛdnɛtəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.".
No misspelling variants are generated for deadnettle in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dead + nettle. The correct English form is deadnettle, spelled D-E-A-D-N-E-T-T-L-E.
Definition
- 1Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how deadnettle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After studying the book for several minutes, he began to assemble a weird collection of plants and herbs on the floor in front of him. Hemlock and foxglove, ivy and deadnettle, henbane and marigold[.]
Etymology
From dead + nettle.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.