iceberg lettuce
"iceberg-lettuce" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“iceberg lettuce” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | iceberg lettuce |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “iceberg lettuce” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
iceberg lettuce is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for iceberg lettuce, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Apparently originally a trade name. The correct English form is iceberg lettuce, spelled I-C-E-B-E-R-G- -L-E-T-T-U-C-E.
Definition
- 1A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.
Etymology
Apparently originally a trade name.
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.
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Using “iceberg lettuce”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-C-E-B-E-R-G- -L-E-T-T-U-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.