ladyboy

/ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/

//ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ// noun

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"ladyboy" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ladyboy” is uncommon English (frequency #56,857 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,857
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia, especially Thailand.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ladyboy · ladyboy · English

ladyboy · rank #56,857 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,857
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lamina

Nearest frequency peer: lamina (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “ladyboy”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “ladyboy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ladyboy
PropertyValue
Headwordladyboy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#56,857
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ladyboy” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).ladyboyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “lamina” (#56,858), “Lanark” (#56,859), “koa” (#56,853). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “ladyboy” is #56,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ladyboy is uncommon English at frequency #56,857 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia, especially Thailand.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ladyboy, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From lady + boy. The correct English form is ladyboy, spelled L-A-D-Y-B-O-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia, especially Thailand.

Etymology

From lady + boy.

This word in other languages

ladyboy(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ladyboy"?
"ladyboy" is spelled L-A-D-Y-B-O-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/.
What does "ladyboy" mean?
As a noun, "ladyboy" means: A trans woman or transfeminine person in or from Asia, especially Thailand.
How do you pronounce "ladyboy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ladyboy" is /ˈleɪdiˌbɔɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "ladyboy"?
From lady + boy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ladyboy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kishore#56,846lectern#56,868Khawaja#56,843levying#56,875

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list