lead-free
"lead-free" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lead-free” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Containing no lead.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lead-free |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lead-free” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lead-free is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for lead-free, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lead + -free. The correct English form is lead-free, spelled L-E-A-D---F-R-E-E.
Definition
- 1Containing no lead.
- 2Containing no tetraethyl lead; unleaded.
Etymology
From lead + -free.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “lead-free”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-A-D---F-R-E-E - 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.