Likert
/ˈlɪk.ət/
"likert" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Likert” is uncommon English (frequency #91,743 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,743
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-likert · Likert · English
Likert · rank #91,743 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,743
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Ligurian
Nearest frequency peer: Ligurian (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Likert”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Lethe
Lethe
8,263 corpus weight
- Levittown
Levittown
8,261 corpus weight
- lickers
lickers
8,260 corpus weight
- Ligurian
Ligurian
8,259 corpus weight
- Likert
Likert
8,258 corpus weight
- llyn
llyn
8,252 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Likert” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Likert |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈlɪk.ət/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #91,743 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Likert” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Likert is uncommon English at frequency #91,743 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈlɪk.ət/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Likert, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Likert, spelled L-I-K-E-R-T.
Definition
- 1A surname.
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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