LST

noun

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

The verdict

“LST” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,313) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#33,313
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Initialism of landing ship, tank.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lst · LST · English

LST · rank #33,313 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,313
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lovecraft

Nearest frequency peer: Lovecraft (-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 “LST”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “LST” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

LST vs Lt
33% similar
LST vs lu
0% similar
LST vs LV
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for LST
PropertyValue
HeadwordLST
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters3
Frequency rank#33,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “LST” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). LST lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for LST is neighbouring look-alikes ("Lt", "lu", …), not just typos; it is anoun. Frequency #33,313 among 2,297 “L” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

LST has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Lt", "lu", "LV", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is LST, spelled L-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of landing ship, tank.
  2. 2
    Initialism of Local Sidereal Time.
  3. 3
    Initialism of Local Standard Time.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ‘And the last we heard of my brother Frank, he was wanted by the Florida police, the F.B.I., and the Treasury Department for running stolen cars to Cuba on war-surplus L.S.T.'s.’

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 September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "LST"?
"LST" is spelled L-S-T.
What does "LST" mean?
As a noun, "LST" means: Initialism of landing ship, tank.
What words are commonly confused with "LST"?
"LST" is commonly confused with "Lt", "lu", "LV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "LST" come from?
"LST" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

MI5#33,328Jem#33,296oar#33,347hoi#33,273
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list