larder

/ˈlɑː.də/

//ˈlɑː.də// noun

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"larder" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“larder” is uncommon English (frequency #51,211 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,211
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored.

Corpus desk

Index EN-larder · larder · English

larder · rank #51,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,211
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Langham

Nearest frequency peer: Langham (-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 “larder”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for larder
PropertyValue
Headwordlarder
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlɑː.də/
Letters6
Frequency rank#51,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “larder” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).larderfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Langham” (#51,210), “lasagne” (#51,212), “landless” (#51,209). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “larder” is #51,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

larder is uncommon English at frequency #51,211 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɑː.də/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

larder has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English larder, from Anglo-Norman larder and Old French lardier, from Latin lardārium. By surface analysis, lard + -er. The correct English form is larder, spelled L-A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored.
  2. 2
    A food supply.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how larder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He had always intended to marry when he could afford it; and once he had been in love, violently in love, but had laid the passion aside, and told it to wait till a more convenient season. … But when, after the lapse of fifteen years, he went, as it were, to his spiritual larder and took down Love from the top shelf to offer him to Mrs. Orr, he was rather…
  2. Many of these cones had opened, and nuthatches visited the tree frequently to take seeds from the squirrel's larder.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English larder, from Anglo-Norman larder and Old French lardier, from Latin lardārium. By surface analysis, lard + -er.

This word in other languages

despensa(Español)garde-manger(Français)Kühlraum(Deutsch)despensa(Português)

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 "larder"?
"larder" is spelled L-A-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɑː.də/.
What does "larder" mean?
As a noun, "larder" means: A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored.
How do you pronounce "larder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "larder" is /ˈlɑː.də/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "larder"?
Inherited from Middle English larder, from Anglo-Norman larder and Old French lardier, from Latin lardārium. By surface analysis, lard + -er. 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 "larder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list