laryngitis
/lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/
"laryngitis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laryngitis” is uncommon English (frequency #61,581 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,581
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-laryngitis · laryngitis · English
laryngitis · rank #61,581 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,581
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lamia
Nearest frequency peer: lamia (-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 “laryngitis”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Kuiper
Kuiper
38,422 corpus weight
- lamia
lamia
38,421 corpus weight
- laryngitis
laryngitis
38,420 corpus weight
- Lashkar
Lashkar
38,419 corpus weight
- LDA
LDA
38,417 corpus weight
- leal
leal
38,416 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “laryngitis” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laryngitis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #61,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “laryngitis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
laryngitis is uncommon English at frequency #61,581 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.".
Zero misspellings are on record for laryngitis in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Attested since 1822 C.E. Learned borrowing from New Latin laryngitis, from larynx + -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- + -itis. The correct English form is laryngitis, spelled L-A-R-Y-N-G-I-T-I-S.
Definition
- 1An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how laryngitis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The moment had come for the honeyed word. I lowered my voice to a confidential murmur, but on her inquiring if I had laryngitis raised it again.
Etymology
Attested since 1822 C.E. Learned borrowing from New Latin laryngitis, from larynx + -itis. By surface analysis, laryng- + -itis.
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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