lapin
"lapin" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lapin” is uncommon English (frequency #95,059 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,059
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rabbit fur.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lapin · lapin · English
lapin · rank #95,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,059
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH Laski
Nearest frequency peer: Laski (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “lapin”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- labradorite
labradorite
4,946 corpus weight
- landowning
landowning
4,944 corpus weight
- lapin
lapin
4,942 corpus weight
- Laski
Laski
4,941 corpus weight
- lassi
lassi
4,940 corpus weight
- laye
laye
4,938 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “lapin” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lapin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #95,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lapin” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lapin is uncommon English at frequency #95,059 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for lapin in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French lapin (“rabbit”). The correct English form is lapin, spelled L-A-P-I-N.
Definition
- 1Rabbit fur.
- 2A castrated male rabbit.
Etymology
Borrowed from French lapin (“rabbit”).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.