Labrador tea

/ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/

//ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti// noun

"labrador-tea" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Labrador tea” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any member of Rhododendron sect. Ledum, widely disttibuted in the northern hemisphere, in temperate to arctic environments.

Corpus desk

Index EN-labrador-tea · Labrador tea · English

Labrador tea · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" 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.

Key facts for Labrador tea
PropertyValue
HeadwordLabrador tea
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Labrador tea” in English

Labrador tearanks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Labrador tea is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Any member of Rhododendron sect. Ledum, widely disttibuted in the northern hemisphere, in temperate to arctic environments.
  2. 2
    An herbal tea made from any of these plants.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Labrador tea"?
"Labrador tea" is spelled L-A-B-R-A-D-O-R- -T-E-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/.
What does "Labrador tea" mean?
As a noun, "Labrador tea" means: Any member of Rhododendron sect. Ledum, widely disttibuted in the northern hemisphere, in temperate to arctic environments.
How do you pronounce "Labrador tea"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Labrador tea" is /ˈlæb.ɹə.dɔː(ɹ)ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Labrador tea" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list