Lesbos
/ˈlɛz.bɒs/
"lesbos" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lesbos” is uncommon English (frequency #62,272 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,272
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An island of Greece, in the northeastern Aegean Sea.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lesbos · Lesbos · English
Lesbos · rank #62,272 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,272
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH lessor
Nearest frequency peer: lessor (+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 “Lesbos”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Languedoc
Languedoc
37,733 corpus weight
- Lattimore
Lattimore
37,732 corpus weight
- Lesbos
Lesbos
37,729 corpus weight
- lessor
lessor
37,728 corpus weight
- libelous
libelous
37,727 corpus weight
- Limon
Limon
37,725 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lesbos” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lesbos |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɛz.bɒs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,272 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lesbos” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lesbos is uncommon English at frequency #62,272 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈlɛz.bɒs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An island of Greece, in the northeastern Aegean Sea.".
Lesbos has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos). The correct English form is Lesbos, spelled L-E-S-B-O-S.
Definition
- 1An island of Greece, in the northeastern Aegean Sea.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λέσβος (Lésbos).
Synonyms
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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