Lapid
"lapid" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lapid” is uncommon English (frequency #98,356 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,356
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lapid · Lapid · English
Lapid · rank #98,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,356
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lank
Nearest frequency peer: lank (-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 “Lapid”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- laksa
laksa
1,652 corpus weight
- lamba
lamba
1,651 corpus weight
- lampreys
lampreys
1,649 corpus weight
- lank
lank
1,646 corpus weight
- Lapid
Lapid
1,645 corpus weight
- Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg
1,641 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lapid” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lapid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #98,356 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lapid” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lapid is uncommon English at frequency #98,356 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lapid, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Kapampangan Lapid, a surname predominantly found in Central Luzon. * Borrowed from Hebrew לַפִּיד (lapíd, “torch”). The correct English form is Lapid, spelled L-A-P-I-D.
Definition
- 1A surname.
Etymology
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Kapampangan Lapid, a surname predominantly found in Central Luzon. * Borrowed from Hebrew לַפִּיד (lapíd, “torch”).
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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