lacteal
"lacteal" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lacteal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to milk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lacteal · lacteal · English
lacteal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lacteal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lacteal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lacteal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lacteal in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: lacto- + -al The correct English form is lacteal, spelled L-A-C-T-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1Relating to milk.
- 2Relating to milk production.
- 3Relating to, or containing, chyle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lacteal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
lacteal ducts in the breasts
the lacteal vessels
Etymology
lacto- + -al
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.