lechery
/ˈlɛt͡ʃ.əɹ.i/
"lechery" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lechery” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lechery · lechery · English
lechery · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | lechery |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.əɹ.i/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lechery” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lechery is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɛt͡ʃ.əɹ.i/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.".
lechery has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French and Anglo-Norman lecherie. See lecher. The correct English form is lechery, spelled L-E-C-H-E-R-Y.
Definition
- 1Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how lechery appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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Etymology
From Old French and Anglo-Norman lecherie. See lecher.
Synonyms
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.