lacquer
/ˈlæk.ə/
"lacquer" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lacquer” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #32,052 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,052
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lacquer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlæk.ə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,052 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lacquer” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lacquer is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlæk.ə/. Corpus data places it at rank #32,052 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lacquer, with forms such as "alcquer", "laccquer", and "lacqeur". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. 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: Borrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lac. The correct English form is lacquer, spelled L-A-C-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1A glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating; either a natural exudation of certain trees, or a solution of nitrocellulose in alcohol, etc.
Etymology
Borrowed from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lac.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alcquer,laccquer,lacqeur,lacqquer,lacquerr,lacqure,lacuqer,laqcuer,lcaquer,llacquer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lacquer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “lacquer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-C-Q-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlæk.ə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.