love triangle
/ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/
"love-triangle" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“love triangle” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A situation in which two suitors vie or compete for the love of the same person.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | love triangle |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “love triangle” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for love triangle is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A situation in which two suitors vie or compete for the love of the same person.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for love triangle, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is love triangle, spelled L-O-V-E- -T-R-I-A-N-G-L-E.
Definition
- 1A situation in which two suitors vie or compete for the love of the same person.
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.
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Using “love triangle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-O-V-E- -T-R-I-A-N-G-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlʌv ˌtɹaɪ.æŋɡəl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.