life cycle
/ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/
"life-cycle" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“life cycle” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | life cycle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “life cycle” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
life cycle is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for life cycle in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From life + cycle. The correct English form is life cycle, spelled L-I-F-E- -C-Y-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1The course of stages through which an organism passes from fertilized zygote until maturity, reproduction, and death.
- 2The useful life of a product or system; the developmental history of an individual or group in society.
Etymology
From life + cycle.
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.
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Using “life cycle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-F-E- -C-Y-C-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlaɪf ˌsaɪ.kəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
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.