LLB

noun

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"llb" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“LLB” is uncommon English (frequency #56,248 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,248
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of Bachelor of Laws.

Corpus desk

Index EN-llb · LLB · English

LLB · rank #56,248 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,248
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Littlejohn

Nearest frequency peer: Littlejohn (-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 “LLB”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “LLB” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for LLB
PropertyValue
HeadwordLLB
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#56,248
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “LLB” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).LLBfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Littlejohn” (#56,247), “localisation” (#56,249), “limber” (#56,246). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “LLB” is #56,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

LLB is uncommon English at frequency #56,248 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbreviation of Bachelor of Laws.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for LLB, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin legum (LL) + baccalaureus. The correct English form is LLB, spelled L-L-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Bachelor of Laws.

Etymology

From Latin legum (LL) + baccalaureus.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "LLB"?
"LLB" is spelled L-L-B.
What does "LLB" mean?
As a noun, "LLB" means: Abbreviation of Bachelor of Laws.
What is the origin of the word "LLB"?
From Latin legum (LL) + baccalaureus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "LLB", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lak#56,237MTF#56,301Huo#56,188nig#56,317

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list