lassitude
/ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/
"lassitude" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lassitude” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness
Corpus desk
Index EN-lassitude · lassitude · English
lassitude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lassitude |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lassitude” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lassitude is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness".
lassitude doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French lassitude, from Latin lassitūdō (“faintness, weariness”), from lassus (“faint, weary”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to English late. The correct English form is lassitude, spelled L-A-S-S-I-T-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lassitude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Rufus Dawes, though his eyelids would scarcely keep open, and a terrible lassitude almost paralysed his limbs, eagerly drank in the whispered sentence.
"Then it's No, darling?" he said at last. She gave a gesture of lassitude. She was exhausted. "The studio is yours. Everything belongs to you. If you want to bring him here, how can I prevent you?"
Etymology
Borrowed from French lassitude, from Latin lassitūdō (“faintness, weariness”), from lassus (“faint, weary”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to English late.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.