lemongrass
"lemongrass" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lemongrass” is uncommon English (frequency #57,516 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,516
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lemongrass · lemongrass · English
lemongrass · rank #57,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,516
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH leucine
Nearest frequency peer: leucine (+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 “lemongrass”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- leaguer
leaguer
42,489 corpus weight
- leant
leant
42,488 corpus weight
- legalise
legalise
42,487 corpus weight
- lemongrass
lemongrass
42,485 corpus weight
- leucine
leucine
42,484 corpus weight
- lineal
lineal
42,482 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lemongrass” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lemongrass |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #57,516 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lemongrass” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lemongrass is uncommon English at frequency #57,516 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for lemongrass, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From lemon + grass. The correct English form is lemongrass, spelled L-E-M-O-N-G-R-A-S-S.
Definition
- 1One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste and aroma, and are used in cooking, for tea, and for fragrance.
- 2Sourgrass, Oxalis pes-caprae.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lemongrass appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.
Etymology
From lemon + grass.
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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