eyelash
/ˈaɪlæʃ/
"eyelash" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“eyelash” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #35,288 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,288
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | eyelash |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈaɪlæʃ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #35,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “eyelash” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for eyelash is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈaɪlæʃ/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,288 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for eyelash, with forms such as "eeylash", "eyealsh", and "eyelahs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From eye + lash. The correct English form is eyelash, spelled E-Y-E-L-A-S-H.
Definition
- 1One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.
Etymology
From eye + lash.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eeylash,eyealsh,eyelahs,eyelashh,eyelassh,eyellash,eyelsah,eyleash,eyyelash,yeelash
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of eyelash - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “eyelash”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-Y-E-L-A-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈaɪlæʃ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.