lathered

adj

"lathered" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lathered” is uncommon English (frequency #90,648 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,648
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Drunk.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lathered · lathered · English

lathered · rank #90,648 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,648
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lapidary

Nearest frequency peer: lapidary (-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 “lathered”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lathered
PropertyValue
Headwordlathered
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,648
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lathered” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).latheredfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “lapidary” (#90,646), “laparotomy” (#90,645), “Laois” (#90,644). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lathered” is #90,648. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lathered is uncommon English at frequency #90,648 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Drunk.".

Zero misspellings are on record for lathered in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is lathered, spelled L-A-T-H-E-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Drunk.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Well it would have been a quiet evening but of course Freddie got lathered pretty quick for a Saturday night.

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 "lathered"?
"lathered" is spelled L-A-T-H-E-R-E-D.
What does "lathered" mean?
As an adjective, "lathered" means: Drunk.
What language does "lathered" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list