leave alone
/liːv əˈləʊn/
"leave-alone" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leave alone” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To stop bothering (a person).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leave alone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /liːv əˈləʊn/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leave alone” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for leave alone is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /liːv əˈləʊn/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
leave alone doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is leave alone, spelled L-E-A-V-E- -A-L-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1To stop bothering (a person).
- 2To desist or refrain from involvement with.
Synonyms
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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 “leave alone”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-A-V-E- -A-L-O-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /liːv əˈləʊn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.