laryngeal
/ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/
"laryngeal" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laryngeal” is uncommon English (frequency #57,508 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,508
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the larynx.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laryngeal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #57,508 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laryngeal” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
laryngeal is uncommon English at frequency #57,508 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
laryngeal has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from New Latin laryngeus + -al, from larynx (“larynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, laryng- + -al or -ial. The correct English form is laryngeal, spelled L-A-R-Y-N-G-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the larynx.
- 2(of a speech sound) Made by or with constriction of the larynx with only the front part of the vocal cords vibrating, giving a very low frequency and producing what is known as "creaky voice."
Etymology
Derived from New Latin laryngeus + -al, from larynx (“larynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). By surface analysis, laryng- + -al or -ial.
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.
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Using “laryngeal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-R-Y-N-G-E-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ləˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.