Labrador tea
/ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/
"labrador-tea" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Labrador tea” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any member of Rhododendron sect. Ledum, widely disttibuted in the northern hemisphere, in temperate to arctic environments.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Labrador tea |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Labrador tea” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Labrador tea is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Labrador tea doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is Labrador tea, spelled L-A-B-R-A-D-O-R- -T-E-A.
Definition
- 1Any member of Rhododendron sect. Ledum, widely disttibuted in the northern hemisphere, in temperate to arctic environments.
- 2An herbal tea made from any of these plants.
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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 “Labrador tea”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-B-R-A-D-O-R- -T-E-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/ (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.