lawgiver
/ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə/
"lawgiver" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lawgiver” is uncommon English (frequency #97,230 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,230
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who provides laws to a society.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lawgiver · lawgiver · English
lawgiver · rank #97,230 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,230
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH LBA
Nearest frequency peer: LBA (+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 “lawgiver”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- lawgiver
lawgiver
2,771 corpus weight
- LBA
LBA
2,770 corpus weight
- LCT
LCT
2,769 corpus weight
- leachate
leachate
2,768 corpus weight
- leaseback
leaseback
2,767 corpus weight
- lepton
lepton
2,765 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lawgiver” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lawgiver |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #97,230 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lawgiver” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lawgiver is uncommon English at frequency #97,230 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lawgiver, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English lawe ȝivere, lawe-ȝivere, law ȝevar; equivalent to law + giver. The correct English form is lawgiver, spelled L-A-W-G-I-V-E-R.
Definition
- 1One who provides laws to a society.
- 2Any lawmaker.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lawgiver appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"
Etymology
From Middle English lawe ȝivere, lawe-ȝivere, law ȝevar; equivalent to law + giver.
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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