leprose
/ˈlɛproʊz/
"leprose" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leprose” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
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- below top-frequency English
- 7
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leprose |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈlɛproʊz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “leprose” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for leprose is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlɛproʊz/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for leprose, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From New Latin leprōsus in botany especially as used by Linnaeus in his 1753 Species Plantarum and Late Latin leprōsus in medicine, from lepra (“psoriasis, leprosy”) + -ōsus, from Koine Greek λέπρᾱ (léprā, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from Ancient … The correct English form is leprose, spelled L-E-P-R-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1Synonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
- 2Synonym of scaly or lepidote, particularly describing lichens with a granular or powdery thallus.
Etymology
From New Latin leprōsus in botany especially as used by Linnaeus in his 1753 Species Plantarum and Late Latin leprōsus in medicine, from lepra (“psoriasis, leprosy”) + -ōsus, from Koine Greek λέπρᾱ (léprā, “psoriasis & similar skin diseases”), from Ancient Greek λεπρός (leprós, “scaly”), from either λεπίς (lepís, “scale”) or λέπος (lépos, “husk, scale”) + -ρος (-ros, “forming adjective”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “leprose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-P-R-O-S-E - 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.