Lucilla
"lucilla" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lucilla” is uncommon English (frequency #87,507 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,507
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lucilla · Lucilla · English
Lucilla · rank #87,507 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,507
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Ludington
Nearest frequency peer: Ludington (+2 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 “Lucilla”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Loder
Loder
12,504 corpus weight
- loge
loge
12,503 corpus weight
- logjam
logjam
12,502 corpus weight
- Lucilla
Lucilla
12,494 corpus weight
- Ludington
Ludington
12,492 corpus weight
- magnetics
magnetics
12,484 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lucilla” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lucilla |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #87,507 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lucilla” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lucilla is uncommon English at frequency #87,507 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A female given name from Latin.".
Lucilla has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Lūcilla, feminine diminutive form of the praenomen Lūcius. The correct English form is Lucilla, spelled L-U-C-I-L-L-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Latin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Lucilla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
- - - She was called Lucy and I was called Lucilla, after her, which is just a shade of difference. Lucy is more lovable than Lucilla, don't you think?" "Lucilla is a charming name," said Richard.
Etymology
From Latin Lūcilla, feminine diminutive form of the praenomen Lūcius.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).