Leith

/liːθ/

//liːθ// name

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"leith" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Leith” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,539
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A port and suburban town within the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland.

Corpus desk

Index EN-leith · Leith · English

Leith · rank #27,539 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,539
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH lees

Nearest frequency peer: lees (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Leith”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Leith” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Leith vs let
40% similar
Leith vs lit
40% similar
Leith vs lets
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Leith
PropertyValue
HeadwordLeith
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/liːθ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,539
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Leith”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Leithlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “lees” (#27,538), “Lexi” (#27,541), “lashing” (#27,536). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “Leith” is #27,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Leith (IPA /liːθ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,539 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Leith, with forms such as "elith", "leiht", and "leithh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "let", "lit", "lets", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From river-names derived from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ (“moist”) (compare Welsh llaith). The correct English form is Leith, spelled L-E-I-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A port and suburban town within the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland.
  2. 2
    A minor river in Cumbria, England, which flows into the River Lyvennet, a tributary of the Eden.
  3. 3
    A city and hamlet in North Dakota.
  4. 4
    A locality in Central Coast council area and the City of Devonport, northern Tasmania, Australia.
  5. 5
    A surname.

Etymology

From river-names derived from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ (“moist”) (compare Welsh llaith).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • elith
  • leiht
  • leithh
  • leitth
  • letih
  • lieth
  • lleith

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Leith - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

elith2leiht2leithh1leitth1letih2lieth2lleith1
Edit distance from "Leith"

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 "Leith"?
"Leith" is spelled L-E-I-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is /liːθ/.
What does "Leith" mean?
As a proper noun, "Leith" means: A port and suburban town within the City of Edinburgh council area, Scotland.
What words are commonly confused with "Leith"?
"Leith" is commonly confused with "let", "lit", "lets". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Leith"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Leith" is /liːθ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Leith"?
From river-names derived from Proto-Brythonic *lleɨθ (“moist”) (compare Welsh llaith). 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 "Leith", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

koala#27,532khaki#27,529Kabir#27,526jetty#27,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

merle7 variantsmonde7 variantshoned7 variantsholed7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list