Lanna

name

"lanna" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lanna” is uncommon English (frequency #91,724 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,724
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Indianized kingdom centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lanna · Lanna · English

Lanna · rank #91,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,724
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH landform

Nearest frequency peer: landform (-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 “Lanna”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lanna
PropertyValue
HeadwordLanna
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#91,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Lanna” 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).Lannafalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “landform” (#91,723), “lapa” (#91,725), “laserjet” (#91,726). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lanna” is #91,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lanna is uncommon English at frequency #91,724 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Lanna in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Thai ล้านนา (láan-naa). The correct English form is Lanna, spelled L-A-N-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    An Indianized kingdom centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries.
  2. 2
    The region of Northern Thailand itself.
  3. 3
    Northern Thai, a language spoken in this region (closely related to Thai and Lao).

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ล้านนา (láan-naa).

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 "Lanna"?
"Lanna" is spelled L-A-N-N-A.
What does "Lanna" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lanna" means: An Indianized kingdom centered in present-day Northern Thailand from the 13th to 18th centuries.
What is the origin of the word "Lanna"?
Borrowed from Thai ล้านนา (láan-naa). 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 "Lanna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list