DLF
"dlf" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“DLF” is uncommon English (frequency #77,609 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,609
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of dead last finish or "dead last finisher"; the act of completing a race but coming in last, the person who completed a race in last place.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dlf · DLF · English
DLF · rank #77,609 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,609
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dorito
Nearest frequency peer: Dorito (+2 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “DLF”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- disburse
disburse
22,398 corpus weight
- dislocate
dislocate
22,397 corpus weight
- DLF
DLF
22,392 corpus weight
- Dorito
Dorito
22,390 corpus weight
- doted
doted
22,388 corpus weight
- doy
doy
22,387 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “DLF” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | DLF |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #77,609 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “DLF” in English
Rare enough to double-check
DLF is uncommon English at frequency #77,609 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
DLF doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Initialism The correct English form is DLF, spelled D-L-F.
Definition
- 1Initialism of dead last finish or "dead last finisher"; the act of completing a race but coming in last, the person who completed a race in last place.
- 2Initialism of direct lytic factor, a peptide found in cobra venom
- 3Initialism of digitalis-like factor, a substance found to be elevated in the blood serum of hypertensive mammals with a digoxin-like immunoreactivity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how DLF appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This is a curiously weak effect by the DLF alone, but it is extremely magnified by phopholipase A ^([sic]) and even more by phospholipase A plus calcium ion.
Beides erythrocytes, DLF is able to attack platelets, mast cells and leukocytes. The mode of action of DLF is still open to question .
Etymology
Initialism
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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