lastborn
/ˈlɑːstˌbɔː(ɹ)n/
"lastborn" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lastborn” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The youngest child of a family.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lastborn · lastborn · English
lastborn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | lastborn |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɑːstˌbɔː(ɹ)n/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lastborn” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lastborn is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɑːstˌbɔː(ɹ)n/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
lastborn has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From last + born. The correct English form is lastborn, spelled L-A-S-T-B-O-R-N.
Definition
- 1The youngest child of a family.
- 2The youngest member of any company or organization.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lastborn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It took me back across the dim gulf of ages to some happy home in dead Imperial Kôr, where this winsome lady girt about with beauty had lived and died, and dying taken her last-born with her to the tomb.
Etymology
From last + born.
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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.