long-lasting

adj

"long-lasting" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“long-lasting” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persisting or enduring for a long time.

Corpus desk

Index EN-long-lasting · long-lasting · English

long-lasting · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "L" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for long-lasting
PropertyValue
Headwordlong-lasting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “long-lasting” in English

long-lastingfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

long-lasting is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persisting or enduring for a long time.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for long-lasting, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is long-lasting, spelled L-O-N-G---L-A-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persisting or enduring for a long time.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how long-lasting appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. This long-lasting gum keeps its flavor for almost an hour.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "long-lasting"?
"long-lasting" is spelled L-O-N-G---L-A-S-T-I-N-G.
What does "long-lasting" mean?
As an adjective, "long-lasting" means: Persisting or enduring for a long time.
What language does "long-lasting" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list