laudatory
/ˈlɔːdətɹi/
"laudatory" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laudatory” is uncommon English (frequency #83,445 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,445
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
Corpus desk
Index EN-laudatory · laudatory · English
laudatory · rank #83,445 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,445
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH laughingly
Nearest frequency peer: laughingly (+1 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 “laudatory”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Lancastrian
Lancastrian
16,560 corpus weight
- Lapp
Lapp
16,558 corpus weight
- laudatory
laudatory
16,556 corpus weight
- laughingly
laughingly
16,555 corpus weight
- leashed
leashed
16,552 corpus weight
- Leilani
Leilani
16,551 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “laudatory” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laudatory |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlɔːdətɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #83,445 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “laudatory” in English
Rare enough to double-check
laudatory is uncommon English at frequency #83,445 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlɔːdətɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for laudatory, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin laudatōrius: compare Old French laudatoire. The correct English form is laudatory, spelled L-A-U-D-A-T-O-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how laudatory appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
laudatory verses
The comparison of these two passages will probably have suggested to you the fact of the immense superiority of the satirical over the laudatory powers of Dryden.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin laudatōrius: compare Old French laudatoire.
Antonyms
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); 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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