laugh at
"laugh-at" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laugh at” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laugh at |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laugh at” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for laugh at is 8 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for laugh at in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is laugh at, spelled L-A-U-G-H- -A-T.
Definition
- 1Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laugh, at.
- 2To scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.
- 3To act uncaring of or dismissive of (something).
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.
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Using “laugh at”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-U-G-H- -A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.