laughing gas
"laughing-gas" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laughing gas” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | laughing gas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “laughing gas” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
laughing gas is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for laughing gas, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From its euphoric effects. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1799. The correct English form is laughing gas, spelled L-A-U-G-H-I-N-G- -G-A-S.
Definition
- 1Nitrous oxide, especially when used as an anaesthetic.
Etymology
From its euphoric effects. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1799.
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 “laughing gas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-A-U-G-H-I-N-G- -G-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.