lawrencium
/ləˈɹɛnsiəm/
"lawrencium" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lawrencium” 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) - A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lawrencium · lawrencium · English
lawrencium · 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 | lawrencium |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ləˈɹɛnsiəm/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lawrencium” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lawrencium is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ləˈɹɛnsiəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lawrencium, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Lawrence + -ium; named for Ernest Lawrence. The correct English form is lawrencium, spelled L-A-W-R-E-N-C-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1A transuranic chemical element (symbol Lr, formerly Lw) with atomic number 103.
Etymology
From Lawrence + -ium; named for Ernest Lawrence.
Synonyms
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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.