eco-friendly
"eco-friendly" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eco-friendly” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ecologically friendly; not damaging to the natural environment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eco-friendly · eco-friendly · English
eco-friendly · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | eco-friendly |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “eco-friendly” in English
Rare enough to double-check
eco-friendly is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ecologically friendly; not damaging to the natural environment.".
Zero misspellings are on record for eco-friendly in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From eco- + friendly. The correct English form is eco-friendly, spelled E-C-O---F-R-I-E-N-D-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Ecologically friendly; not damaging to the natural environment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how eco-friendly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Reducing plastic waste is a crucial problem for today’s environment, and whether it’s recyclable and biodegradable phone cases or sustainable fashion, there are plenty of eco-friendly products that can help you reduce your footprint.
To cut carbon, a steel industry by-product (known as ground granulated blast-furnace slag) has been incorporated into the pier, as an eco-friendlier alternative, to traditional concrete.
Etymology
From eco- + friendly.
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.