leotard
/ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/
"leotard" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leotard” is uncommon English (frequency #50,642 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,642
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leotard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,642 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leotard” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
leotard is uncommon English at frequency #50,642 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈliː.ə.tɑːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for leotard, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870). The correct English form is leotard, spelled L-E-O-T-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.)
Etymology
Named after French acrobat Jules Léotard (1838–1870).
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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- The one correct English spelling is L-E-O-T-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.