lawn mower

noun

"lawn-mower" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lawn mower” 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 May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of lawnmower.

Key facts for lawn mower
PropertyValue
Headwordlawn mower
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lawn mower” sits in English frequency

lawn mower falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lawn mower is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of lawnmower.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lawn mower, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is lawn mower, spelled L-A-W-N- -M-O-W-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of lawnmower.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lawn mower"?
"lawn mower" is spelled L-A-W-N- -M-O-W-E-R.
What does "lawn mower" mean?
As a noun, "lawn mower" means: Alternative spelling of lawnmower.
What language does "lawn mower" come from?
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Using “lawn mower”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-A-W-N- -M-O-W-E-R - 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list