lagoon

/ləˈɡuːn/

//ləˈɡuːn// noun

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"lagoon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lagoon” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,511. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,511
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lagoon · lagoon · English

lagoon · rank #16,511 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,511
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Len

Nearest frequency peer: Len (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “lagoon”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “lagoon” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

lagoon vs loon
67% similar
lagoon vs Lagos
50% similar
lagoon vs legion
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for lagoon
PropertyValue
Headwordlagoon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ləˈɡuːn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,511
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “lagoon”

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).lagoonlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Len” (#16,512), “Kosovo” (#16,509), “kemp” (#16,508). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lagoon” is #16,511. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around lagoon (IPA /ləˈɡuːn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,511 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lagoon, with forms such as "algoon", "laggoon", and "lagon". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "loon", "Lagos", "legion", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune. The correct English form is lagoon, spelled L-A-G-O-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

Etymology

Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune.

This word in other languages

laguna(Español)lagon(Français)Lagune(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • algoon
  • laggoon
  • lagon
  • lagono
  • lagoonn
  • laogon
  • lgaoon
  • llagoon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lagoon - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

algoon2laggoon1lagon1lagono2lagoonn1laogon2lgaoon2llagoon1
Edit distance from "lagoon"

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 "lagoon"?
"lagoon" is spelled L-A-G-O-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ləˈɡuːn/.
What does "lagoon" mean?
As a noun, "lagoon" means: A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
What words are commonly confused with "lagoon"?
"lagoon" is commonly confused with "loon", "Lagos", "legion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "lagoon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lagoon" is /ləˈɡuːn/. 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 "lagoon"?
Borrowed from French lagune, from Italian laguna, from Latin lacuna. Related to Old English lagu via Proto-Indo-European. Doublet of lacuna and lacune. 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 "lagoon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kosovo#16,509hugged#16,496hostel#16,493mildly#16,532

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

illicit8 variantshopping8 variantsglossy8 variantspetite8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list