laundry

/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/

//ˈlɔːn.dɹi// noun

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"laundry" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“laundry” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,488
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A laundering; a washing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-laundry · laundry · English

laundry · rank #6,488 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,488
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH intimate

Nearest frequency peer: intimate (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “laundry”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “laundry” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

laundry vs Lundy
57% similar
laundry vs Landry
71% similar
laundry vs launder
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for laundry
PropertyValue
Headwordlaundry
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈlɔːn.dɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,488
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “laundry”

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).laundrylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “intimate” (#6,487), “lbs” (#6,489), “interactive” (#6,486). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “laundry” is #6,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around laundry (IPA /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,488 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for laundry, with forms such as "alundry", "lanudry", and "laudnry". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Lundy", "Landry", "launder", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder. The correct English form is laundry, spelled L-A-U-N-D-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A laundering; a washing.
  2. 2
    A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.
  3. 3
    That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered.
  4. 4
    A penalty flag.
  5. 5
    A business whose primary purpose is to conceal the origins of money received illegally.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In our family of five, we have to do the laundry every other day.
  2. Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place.

Etymology

From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder.

Synonyms

washinglavatorylaundromatwashaterialaundrette

This word in other languages

colada(Español)blanchisserie(Français)Wäsche(Deutsch)lavagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alundry
  • lanudry
  • laudnry
  • launddry
  • laundrry
  • laundryy
  • laundyr
  • launndry
  • launrdy
  • llaundry
  • luandry

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of laundry - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

alundry2lanudry2laudnry2launddry1laundrry1laundryy1laundyr2launndry1
Edit distance from "laundry"

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 "laundry"?
"laundry" is spelled L-A-U-N-D-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/.
What does "laundry" mean?
As a noun, "laundry" means: A laundering; a washing.
What words are commonly confused with "laundry"?
"laundry" is commonly confused with "Lundy", "Landry", "launder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "laundry"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "laundry" is /ˈlɔːn.dɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "laundry"?
From Middle English lavendrie, from Old French lavanderie, from Latin lavandaria. See launder. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lifting#6,490martial#6,492observe#6,495packing#6,496

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

intimate11 variantsNigerian11 variantspassword11 variantshalfway11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list