lascivious

/ləˈsɪvɪ.əs/

//ləˈsɪvɪ.əs// adj

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"lascivious" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lascivious” is uncommon English (frequency #54,893 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,893
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lascivious · lascivious · English

lascivious · rank #54,893 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,893
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lamentable

Nearest frequency peer: lamentable (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “lascivious”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “lascivious” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lascivious
PropertyValue
Headwordlascivious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ləˈsɪvɪ.əs/
Letters10
Frequency rank#54,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lascivious” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).lasciviousfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “lamentable” (#54,892), “LASIK” (#54,894), “Lafferty” (#54,890). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lascivious” is #54,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lascivious is uncommon English at frequency #54,893 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ləˈsɪvɪ.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.".

Zero misspellings are on record for lascivious in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin lascīviōsus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”). The correct English form is lascivious, spelled L-A-S-C-I-V-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lascivious appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sir, I will answer anything. But I beseech you, if't be your pleasure and most wise consent, as partly I find it is, that your fair daughter, at this odd-even and dull watch o'the night, transported with no worse nor better guard but with a knave of common hire, a gondolier, to the gross clasps of a lascivious Moor – if this be known to you, and your allo…
  2. The colonel and his sponsor made a queer contrast: Greystone [the sponsor] long and stringy, with a face that seemed as if a cold wind was eternally playing on it. […] But there was not a more lascivious reprobate and gourmand in all London than this same Greystone.

Etymology

From Latin lascīviōsus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”).

Synonyms

wantonlewdlustful

This word in other languages

lascivo(Español)lascif(Français)lüstern(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lascivious"?
"lascivious" is spelled L-A-S-C-I-V-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ləˈsɪvɪ.əs/.
What does "lascivious" mean?
As an adjective, "lascivious" means: Wanton; lewd, driven by lust, lustful.
How do you pronounce "lascivious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lascivious" is /ləˈsɪvɪ.əs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "lascivious"?
From Latin lascīviōsus, from lascīvia (“sportiveness, lustfulness”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lascivious", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lamentable#54,892kinematics#54,885ionosphere#54,860interurban#54,856

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list