Larne
/lɑː(ɹ)n/
"larne" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Larne” is uncommon English (frequency #75,143 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,143
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A town and seaport in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Corpus desk
Index EN-larne · Larne · English
Larne · rank #75,143 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,143
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH lanolin
Nearest frequency peer: lanolin (-2 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 “Larne”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Langmuir
Langmuir
24,861 corpus weight
- lanolin
lanolin
24,860 corpus weight
- Larne
Larne
24,858 corpus weight
- LDAP
LDAP
24,855 corpus weight
- lecithin
lecithin
24,854 corpus weight
- Leclair
Leclair
24,853 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Larne” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Larne |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /lɑː(ɹ)n/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #75,143 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Larne” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Larne is uncommon English at frequency #75,143 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /lɑː(ɹ)n/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A town and seaport in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Larne in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish Latharna. The correct English form is Larne, spelled L-A-R-N-E.
Definition
- 1A town and seaport in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Etymology
From Irish Latharna.
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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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.