lousewort
"lousewort" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lousewort” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lousewort · lousewort · English
lousewort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lousewort |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lousewort” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lousewort is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for lousewort in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From louse + wort. The correct English form is lousewort, spelled L-O-U-S-E-W-O-R-T.
Definition
- 1Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.
Etymology
From louse + wort.
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.