leadless
/ˈlɛdləs/
"leadless" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leadless” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Without lead (the metal).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leadless |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlɛdləs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leadless” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
leadless is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlɛdləs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Without lead (the metal).".
No generated misspelling entries exist for leadless in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lead + -less. The correct English form is leadless, spelled L-E-A-D-L-E-S-S.
Definition
- 1Without lead (the metal).
Etymology
From lead + -less.
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 “leadless”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-A-D-L-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlɛdləs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.