leading edge
"leading-edge" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leading edge” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leading edge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leading edge” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
leading edge is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
leading edge has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is leading edge, spelled L-E-A-D-I-N-G- -E-D-G-E.
Definition
- 1The frontmost edge of a wing or other airfoil of an aircraft; sometimes contains slots or slats.
- 2The foremost part of any physical object.
- 3The foremost part of a trend etc; a vanguard.
- 4The forefront of practice or technology.
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 “leading edge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-A-D-I-N-G- -E-D-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.