laminar
/ˈlæmɪnə/
"laminar" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laminar” is uncommon English (frequency #53,059 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,059
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers.
Corpus desk
Index EN-laminar · laminar · English
laminar · rank #53,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,059
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lakefront
Nearest frequency peer: lakefront (-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 “laminar”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Kogan
Kogan
46,947 corpus weight
- Kurosawa
Kurosawa
46,946 corpus weight
- Kurtis
Kurtis
46,945 corpus weight
- lakefront
lakefront
46,943 corpus weight
- laminar
laminar
46,942 corpus weight
- Leda
Leda
46,936 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “laminar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laminar |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlæmɪnə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #53,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “laminar” in English
Rare enough to double-check
laminar is uncommon English at frequency #53,059 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlæmɪnə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for laminar, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of material”) + -ar. The correct English form is laminar, spelled L-A-M-I-N-A-R.
Definition
- 1Of fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers.
- 2In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
- 3In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how laminar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On the wall, in an ornate fixture of darkening bronze, a gas jet burned, laminar and gently singing — adjusted to what scientists of the last century called a "sensitive flame": invisible at the base, as it issues from the orifice, fading upward into smooth blue light that hovers several inches above...
The laminar bands of color to the west bleeding out under the hammered clouds. A sudden violet-colored hooding of the earth.
Etymology
From Latin lāmina (“thin sheet of material”) + -ar.
This word in other languages
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.
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