leggy
/ˈlɛɡi/
"leggy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leggy” is uncommon English (frequency #54,301 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,301
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
Corpus desk
Index EN-leggy · leggy · English
leggy · rank #54,301 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,301
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Leitch
Nearest frequency peer: Leitch (+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 “leggy”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Laroche
Laroche
45,705 corpus weight
- Lata
Lata
45,704 corpus weight
- leggy
leggy
45,700 corpus weight
- Leitch
Leitch
45,699 corpus weight
- Leyden
Leyden
45,697 corpus weight
- LGBTI
LGBTI
45,696 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “leggy” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leggy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlɛɡi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #54,301 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “leggy” in English
Rare enough to double-check
leggy is uncommon English at frequency #54,301 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈlɛɡi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for leggy, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From leg + -y. The correct English form is leggy, spelled L-E-G-G-Y.
Definition
- 1Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- 2Exposing the bare or pantyhose-clad legs, especially the thighs.
- 3Having numerous legs.
- 4Taller or longer than usual.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how leggy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fred preferred leggy blondes.
Pam looked leggy today because she was wearing a miniskirt.
Etymology
From leg + -y.
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.
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