Legrand
"legrand" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Legrand” is uncommon English (frequency #60,236 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,236
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname from French, equivalent to English Grand.
Corpus desk
Index EN-legrand · Legrand · English
Legrand · rank #60,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #60,236
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH ligne
Nearest frequency peer: ligne (+4 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 “Legrand”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Laotian
Laotian
39,773 corpus weight
- lateness
lateness
39,772 corpus weight
- Legrand
Legrand
39,765 corpus weight
- ligne
ligne
39,761 corpus weight
- Liss
Liss
39,758 corpus weight
- Llewelyn
Llewelyn
39,757 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Legrand” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Legrand |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #60,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Legrand” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Legrand is uncommon English at frequency #60,236 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname from French, equivalent to English Grand.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Legrand, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French Legrand (literally “Great, Grand”). The correct English form is Legrand, spelled L-E-G-R-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1A surname from French, equivalent to English Grand.
Etymology
Borrowed from French Legrand (literally “Great, Grand”).
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); 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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).