laundrette
"laundrette" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“laundrette” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of launderette (UK)
Corpus desk
Index EN-laundrette · laundrette · English
laundrette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | laundrette |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “laundrette” in English
Rare enough to double-check
laundrette is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of launderette (UK)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for laundrette, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From laundry + -ette. The correct English form is laundrette, spelled L-A-U-N-D-R-E-T-T-E.
Definition
- 1Synonym of launderette (UK)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how laundrette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The laundrette was a decent walk away; the air outside its doors was always scolding and brash, as if the air there was so clean it could sting you.
Etymology
From laundry + -ette.
Synonyms
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.