lasagna
/ləˈzɑː.njə/
"lasagna" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lasagna” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,814 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,814
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A flat sheet of pasta.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lasagna |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ləˈzɑː.njə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #24,814 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lasagna” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for lasagna is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ləˈzɑː.njə/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,814 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for lasagna, with forms such as "alsagna", "laasgna", and "lasagan". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian lasagna (and its plural lasagne), possibly from Vulgar Latin *lasania, from Latin lasanum (“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek λάσανον (lásanon, “trivet or stand for a pot”). Others argue the Italian lasagna originally derived from the Arabic لَ… The correct English form is lasagna, spelled L-A-S-A-G-N-A.
Definition
- 1A flat sheet of pasta.
- 2An Italian baked dish comprising layers of such pasta with various ingredients (usually a meat ragù (chiefly Bolognese), a fish ragù or a vegetarian/vegetable ragù with bechamel sauce).
- 3A combination or layering of things.
Etymology
From Italian lasagna (and its plural lasagne), possibly from Vulgar Latin *lasania, from Latin lasanum (“cooking pot”), from Ancient Greek λάσανον (lásanon, “trivet or stand for a pot”). Others argue the Italian lasagna originally derived from the Arabic لَوْزِينَج (lawzīnaj, “almond cake”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alsagna,laasgna,lasagan,lasaggna,lasagnna,lasanga,lasgana,lassagna,llasagna,lsaagna
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lasagna - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “lasagna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-S-A-G-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ləˈzɑː.njə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.