leansome
"leansome" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leansome” 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 September 3, 2026) - Characterised or marked by leanness; thin
Corpus desk
Index EN-leansome · leansome · English
leansome · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | leansome |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “leansome” in English
Rare enough to double-check
leansome is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterised or marked by leanness; thin".
No misspelling variants are generated for leansome in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lean (adjective) + -some. The correct English form is leansome, spelled L-E-A-N-S-O-M-E.
Definition
- 1Characterised or marked by leanness; thin
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leansome appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He started out as a leansome six-foot-seven, 210-pound, high-scoring small forward at Nevada State, drafted early in the second round by the Utah Jazz.
One, with long hanging pips, was trying to edge the other, a leansome male, lest there should be the possibility of a gift.
Etymology
From lean (adjective) + -some.
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.