lacteous
/ˈlæktiəs/
"lacteous" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lacteous” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Milky; resembling milk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lacteous · lacteous · English
lacteous · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | lacteous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlæktiəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lacteous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lacteous is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlæktiəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for lacteous in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: See lacteal. The correct English form is lacteous, spelled L-A-C-T-E-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Milky; resembling milk.
- 2Lacteal; conveying chyle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lacteous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For though we leave out the Lacteous circle (which Aratus, Geminus, and Proclus, out of him hath numbered among the rest) yet are there more by four than Philo mentions ; that is, the Horizon, Meridian and both the Colures ; circles very considerable
lacteous vessels
Etymology
See lacteal.
Synonyms
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.