eggar
/ˈɛɡɚ/
"eggar" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eggar” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.
Corpus desk
Index EN-eggar · eggar · English
eggar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | eggar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛɡɚ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “eggar” in English
Rare enough to double-check
eggar is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɛɡɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.".
No misspelling variants are generated for eggar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Alteration of egger, in reference to the shape of this moth's cocoon. The correct English form is eggar, spelled E-G-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Any moth of the family Lasiocampidae.
Etymology
Alteration of egger, in reference to the shape of this moth's cocoon.
Synonyms
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.