LGBTQ
"lgbtq" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“LGBTQ” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,958. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,958
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lgbtq · LGBTQ · English
LGBTQ · rank #16,958 · 9 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #16,958
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH levin
Nearest frequency peer: levin (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “LGBTQ”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- leases
leases
83,046 corpus weight
- ledge
ledge
83,045 corpus weight
- levin
levin
83,044 corpus weight
- LGBTQ
LGBTQ
83,043 corpus weight
- lunches
lunches
83,042 corpus weight
- MacBook
MacBook
83,041 corpus weight
What this shows “LGBTQ” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | LGBTQ |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #16,958 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “LGBTQ”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around LGBTQ, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,958 among 2,297 “L” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for LGBTQ, with forms such as "glbtq", "lbgtq", and "lgbbtq". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "LGBT", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is LGBTQ, spelled L-G-B-T-Q.
Definition
- 1Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer.
- 2Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how LGBTQ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
HRC said the October 10 primetime event, airing live on the eve of National Coming Out Day, will feature the largest ever audience for a Democratic presidential town hall devoted to LGBTQ issues.
Portions of the ruling reflected the court’s culturally conservative roots, stating that because marriage is only for reproduction, LGBTQ relationships are unnatural because they cannot produce children.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- glbtq
- lbgtq
- lgbbtq
- lgbqt
- lgbtqq
- lgbttq
- lggbtq
- lgtbq
- llgbtq
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of LGBTQ - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "LGBTQ", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).