linguine
/lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/
"linguine" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“linguine” is uncommon English (frequency #76,953 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,953
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.
Corpus desk
Index EN-linguine · linguine · English
linguine · rank #76,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,953
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 16,425
- PHOTO-FINISH Lindemann
Nearest frequency peer: Lindemann (-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 “linguine”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Levesque
Levesque
23,052 corpus weight
- lief
lief
23,051 corpus weight
- Lindemann
Lindemann
23,049 corpus weight
- linguine
linguine
23,048 corpus weight
- liquefy
liquefy
23,047 corpus weight
- lookbook
lookbook
23,043 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “linguine” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | linguine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #76,953 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “linguine” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
linguine is uncommon English at frequency #76,953 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /lɪŋˈɡwiːnɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for linguine in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Italian linguine (literally “little tongues”), from lingua (“tongue”). The correct English form is linguine, spelled L-I-N-G-U-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Ribbons of pasta, cut from a sheet, not as wide as tagliatelle.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian linguine (literally “little tongues”), from lingua (“tongue”).
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 8 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.