lensing
"lensing" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lensing” is uncommon English (frequency #66,801 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,801
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The focussing of light as if by a lens.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lensing · lensing · English
lensing · rank #66,801 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,801
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Laurentian
Nearest frequency peer: Laurentian (-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 “lensing”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- lanai
lanai
33,206 corpus weight
- landscaper
landscaper
33,205 corpus weight
- Laurentian
Laurentian
33,204 corpus weight
- lensing
lensing
33,200 corpus weight
- loess
loess
33,196 corpus weight
- Lom
Lom
33,195 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lensing” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lensing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #66,801 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lensing” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lensing is uncommon English at frequency #66,801 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
lensing doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is lensing, spelled L-E-N-S-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1The focussing of light as if by a lens.
- 2The process of shooting a film.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lensing appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1985, Variety's Film Reviews: 1983-1984: review of "Rhinestone" Directed in low-down, good-spirited vulgar fashion by Bob (“Porky's") Clark, who took over from Don Zimmerman after two weeks of lensing, film is a genuine oddball.
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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