leucoma
/l(j)uːˈkəʊ̯.mə/
"leucoma" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“leucoma” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye
Corpus desk
Index EN-leucoma · leucoma · English
leucoma · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | leucoma |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /l(j)uːˈkəʊ̯.mə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “leucoma” in English
Rare enough to double-check
leucoma is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /l(j)uːˈkəʊ̯.mə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye".
leucoma doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεύκωμα (leúkōma). By surface analysis, leuco- + -oma. The correct English form is leucoma, spelled L-E-U-C-O-M-A.
Definition
- 1An opaque area or scar on the cornea of an eye
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λεύκωμα (leúkōma). By surface analysis, leuco- + -oma.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.