ligatures
/ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚz/
"ligatures" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ligatures” is uncommon English (frequency #69,211 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,211
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of ligature
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ligatures |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #69,211 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ligatures” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ligatures is uncommon English at frequency #69,211 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of ligature".
No misspelling variants are generated for ligatures in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is ligatures, spelled L-I-G-A-T-U-R-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of ligature
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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Using “ligatures”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-G-A-T-U-R-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.