larkspur
/ˈlɑɹk.spɚ/
"larkspur" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“larkspur” is uncommon English (frequency #82,477 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,477
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida
Corpus desk
Index EN-larkspur · larkspur · English
larkspur · rank #82,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,477
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH Lamotte
Nearest frequency peer: Lamotte (-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 “larkspur”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Laertes
Laertes
17,527 corpus weight
- lakin
lakin
17,526 corpus weight
- Lamotte
Lamotte
17,525 corpus weight
- larkspur
larkspur
17,524 corpus weight
- Lassa
Lassa
17,523 corpus weight
- leafing
leafing
17,522 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “larkspur” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | larkspur |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɑɹk.spɚ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,477 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “larkspur” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
larkspur is uncommon English at frequency #82,477 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɑɹk.spɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for larkspur, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lark + spur, so named for the spur's shape, which resembles the hind toe of a lark. The correct English form is larkspur, spelled L-A-R-K-S-P-U-R.
Definition
- 1A delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida
Etymology
From lark + spur, so named for the spur's shape, which resembles the hind toe of a lark.
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.
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 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.