LARP
/lɑːp/
"larp" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“LARP” is uncommon English (frequency #70,016 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,016
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acronym of live-action roleplaying.
Corpus desk
Index EN-larp · LARP · English
LARP · rank #70,016 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,016
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH Langhorne
Nearest frequency peer: Langhorne (-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 “LARP”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Langdale
Langdale
29,987 corpus weight
- Langhorne
Langhorne
29,986 corpus weight
- LARP
LARP
29,985 corpus weight
- lashings
lashings
29,984 corpus weight
- lats
lats
29,983 corpus weight
- lawmaking
lawmaking
29,981 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “LARP” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | LARP |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lɑːp/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #70,016 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “LARP” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
LARP is uncommon English at frequency #70,016 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɑːp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
LARP doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is LARP, spelled L-A-R-P.
Definition
- 1Acronym of live-action roleplaying.
- 2A live action role-playing game.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 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.