lignin
/ˈlɪɡ.nɪn/
"lignin" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lignin” is uncommon English (frequency #56,245 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,245
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lignin · lignin · English
lignin · rank #56,245 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,245
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH lexis
Nearest frequency peer: lexis (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “lignin”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
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What this shows Bars show where “lignin” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lignin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɪɡ.nɪn/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #56,245 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lignin” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
lignin is uncommon English at frequency #56,245 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈlɪɡ.nɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.".
lignin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -in. The correct English form is lignin, spelled L-I-G-N-I-N.
Definition
- 1A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood.
Etymology
From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -in.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.