lasagne
/ləˈzɑː.njə/
"lasagne" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lasagne” is uncommon English (frequency #51,212 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,212
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of lasagna
Corpus desk
Index EN-lasagne · lasagne · English
lasagne · rank #51,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,212
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH larder
Nearest frequency peer: larder (-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 “lasagne”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- landless
landless
48,792 corpus weight
- Langham
Langham
48,791 corpus weight
- larder
larder
48,790 corpus weight
- lasagne
lasagne
48,789 corpus weight
- latrobe
latrobe
48,788 corpus weight
- Leonie
Leonie
48,786 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “lasagne” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lasagne |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ləˈzɑː.njə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,212 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lasagne” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lasagne is uncommon English at frequency #51,212 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ləˈzɑː.njə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lasagne, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Italian. The correct English form is lasagne, spelled L-A-S-A-G-N-E.
Definition
- 1plural of lasagna
- 2British English spelling of lasagna.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lasagne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A lasagne that feels like lasagne except made from mung and urad beans; the whole thing is then served – as if to remind you, again, of what it is not – with a thumb of cucumber.
Etymology
From Italian.
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 7 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.