flaxseed
/ˈflæks.siːd/
"flaxseed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flaxseed” is uncommon English (frequency #58,696 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,696
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.
Corpus desk
Index EN-flaxseed · flaxseed · English
flaxseed · rank #58,696 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,696
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH flatness
Nearest frequency peer: flatness (-1 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 “flaxseed”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- fetishism
fetishism
41,309 corpus weight
- filmography
filmography
41,308 corpus weight
- flatness
flatness
41,306 corpus weight
- flaxseed
flaxseed
41,305 corpus weight
- flayed
flayed
41,304 corpus weight
- fleeced
fleeced
41,303 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “flaxseed” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flaxseed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈflæks.siːd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,696 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “flaxseed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
flaxseed is uncommon English at frequency #58,696 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈflæks.siːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.".
flaxseed doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From flax + seed. The correct English form is flaxseed, spelled F-L-A-X-S-E-E-D.
Definition
- 1The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.
Etymology
From flax + seed.
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); 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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