Lasky
"lasky" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lasky” is uncommon English (frequency #69,195 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,195
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Polish.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lasky · Lasky · English
Lasky · rank #69,195 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,195
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lapdog
Nearest frequency peer: lapdog (-2 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 “Lasky”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- lampshade
lampshade
30,811 corpus weight
- Lancs
Lancs
30,810 corpus weight
- Langlois
Langlois
30,809 corpus weight
- lapdog
lapdog
30,808 corpus weight
- Lasky
Lasky
30,806 corpus weight
- learner's
learner's
30,802 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lasky” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lasky |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #69,195 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lasky” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lasky is uncommon English at frequency #69,195 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Polish.".
Lasky has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of Laski. The correct English form is Lasky, spelled L-A-S-K-Y.
Definition
- 1A surname from Polish.
Etymology
Variant of Laski.
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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