leadoff

adj

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"leadoff" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“leadoff” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,232. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,232
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Beginning something by leading the way.

Corpus desk

Index EN-leadoff · leadoff · English

leadoff · rank #42,232 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #42,232
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lazily

Nearest frequency peer: lazily (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “leadoff”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “leadoff” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

leadoff vs layoff
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for leadoff
PropertyValue
Headwordleadoff
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,232
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “leadoff”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).leadofflands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “lazily” (#42,231), “lakeview” (#42,230), “leger” (#42,234). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “leadoff” is #42,232. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around leadoff, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,232 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Beginning something by leading the way.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for leadoff, with forms such as "eladoff", "laedoff", and "leaddoff". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "layoff", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is leadoff, spelled L-E-A-D-O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Beginning something by leading the way.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how leadoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The leadoff batter began the inning with a double, setting a good example for the following players.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eladoff
  • laedoff
  • leaddoff
  • leadfof
  • leadof
  • leaodff
  • ledaoff
  • lleadoff

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of leadoff - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eladoff2laedoff2leaddoff1leadfof2leadof1leaodff2ledaoff2lleadoff1
Edit distance from "leadoff"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "leadoff"?
"leadoff" is spelled L-E-A-D-O-F-F.
What does "leadoff" mean?
As an adjective, "leadoff" means: Beginning something by leading the way.
What words are commonly confused with "leadoff"?
"leadoff" is commonly confused with "layoff". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "leadoff" come from?
"leadoff" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "leadoff", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

labours#42,229kleenex#42,226Klamath#42,225Liddell#42,239

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Makati8 variantsMarianna8 variantsmimosa8 variantsminty8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list