Lefferts

name

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"lefferts" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Lefferts” is uncommon English (frequency #96,163 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,163
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from Dutch.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lefferts · Lefferts · English

Lefferts · rank #96,163 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,163
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH leese

Nearest frequency peer: leese (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “Lefferts”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lefferts” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Lefferts
PropertyValue
HeadwordLefferts
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#96,163
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Lefferts” in English

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “leese” (#96,162), “Lebo” (#96,161), “Lesseps” (#96,165). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Lefferts” is #96,163. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Lefferts is uncommon English at frequency #96,163 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from Dutch.".

Lefferts doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Dutch Lefferts, a patronymic from Leffert. The correct English form is Lefferts, spelled L-E-F-F-E-R-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Lefferts, a patronymic from Leffert.

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 "Lefferts"?
"Lefferts" is spelled L-E-F-F-E-R-T-S.
What does "Lefferts" mean?
As a proper noun, "Lefferts" means: A surname from Dutch.
What is the origin of the word "Lefferts"?
Borrowed from Dutch Lefferts, a patronymic from Leffert. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lebesgue#96,160longleaf#96,175lowrider#96,178madrassa#96,184

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list