Lucretia
/l(j)uːˈkɹiːʃə/
"lucretia" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lucretia” is uncommon English (frequency #54,316 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,316
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Latin. The feminine form of Lucretius.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lucretia · Lucretia · English
Lucretia · rank #54,316 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,316
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Louvain
Nearest frequency peer: Louvain (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Lucretia”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- longshot
longshot
45,687 corpus weight
- Louvain
Louvain
45,686 corpus weight
- Lucretia
Lucretia
45,685 corpus weight
- lulled
lulled
45,684 corpus weight
- lymphocyte
lymphocyte
45,683 corpus weight
- MacGyver
MacGyver
45,682 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Lucretia” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lucretia |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /l(j)uːˈkɹiːʃə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Lucretia” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Lucretia is uncommon English at frequency #54,316 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /l(j)uːˈkɹiːʃə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Lucretia, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Originally from Latin lucrum (“gain, profit”). Many people with the given name have no doubt been named after others so named, not necessarily after the 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman. The correct English form is Lucretia, spelled L-U-C-R-E-T-I-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Latin. The feminine form of Lucretius.
- 2The 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman whose rape by Sextus Tarquinius led to the overthrow of the monarchy.
Etymology
Originally from Latin lucrum (“gain, profit”). Many people with the given name have no doubt been named after others so named, not necessarily after the 6th-century-BC Roman noblewoman.
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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