lengthier
"lengthier" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lengthier” is uncommon English (frequency #81,501 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #81,501
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - comparative form of lengthy: more lengthy
Corpus desk
Index EN-lengthier · lengthier · English
lengthier · rank #81,501 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #81,501
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH legalese
Nearest frequency peer: legalese (-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 “lengthier”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- laterite
laterite
18,508 corpus weight
- legalese
legalese
18,501 corpus weight
- lengthier
lengthier
18,500 corpus weight
- lethally
lethally
18,498 corpus weight
- leva
leva
18,497 corpus weight
- lightman
lightman
18,492 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lengthier” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lengthier |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #81,501 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lengthier” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lengthier is uncommon English at frequency #81,501 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "comparative form of lengthy: more lengthy".
lengthier has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is lengthier, spelled L-E-N-G-T-H-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1comparative form of lengthy: more lengthy
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lengthier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The new entrance will also make it much more convenient for passengers with accessibility requirements who previously used the lengthier, indirect step-free route to the Bakerloo Line at Paddington Underground station, via the lifts at the Elizabeth Line entrance and then the connecting passenger tunnel.
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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