leave behind
"leave-behind" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leave behind” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To abandon.
Corpus desk
Index EN-leave-behind · leave behind · English
leave behind · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | leave behind |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “leave behind” in English
Rare enough to double-check
leave behind is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for leave behind, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is leave behind, spelled L-E-A-V-E- -B-E-H-I-N-D.
Definition
- 1To abandon.
- 2To forget about.
- 3To not live longer than; to be survived by.
- 4To leave (a trace of something).
- 5To outdo; to progress faster than (someone or something else).
- 6To pass.
- 7Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see leave, behind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leave behind appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We left behind our luggage at the hotel.
How could you leave me behind like that?
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.