lagopus
/ləˈɡəʊpəs/
"lagopus" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lagopus” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The ptarmigan.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lagopus |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ləˈɡəʊpəs/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lagopus” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lagopus is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ləˈɡəʊpəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The ptarmigan.".
Zero misspellings are on record for lagopus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Latin lagōpūs, from the Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); compare lagopod, lagopode. The bird was given this name because its feet resemble those of a hare. The correct English form is lagopus, spelled L-A-G-O-P-U-S.
Definition
- 1The ptarmigan.
Etymology
From the Latin lagōpūs, from the Ancient Greek λαγώπους (lagṓpous), from λαγώς (lagṓs, “hare”) + πούς (poús, “foot”); compare lagopod, lagopode. The bird was given this name because its feet resemble those of a hare.
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.
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Using “lagopus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-G-O-P-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ləˈɡəʊpəs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.