laryngitis
/lɛɹɪnˈd͡ʒaɪtɪs/
"laryngitis" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laryngitis” is uncommon English (frequency #61,581 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,581
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An inflammation of the larynx, typically resulting in hoarseness.
| 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) |
Where “laryngitis” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
laryngitis is uncommon English at frequency #61,581 among 16,425 “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.
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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Using “laryngitis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-R-Y-N-G-I-T-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.