lullaby
/ˈlʌləbaɪ/
"lullaby" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lullaby” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,151
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lullaby |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #26,151 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lullaby” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around lullaby (IPA /ˈlʌləbaɪ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,151 among 16,425 “L” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for lullaby, with forms such as "llulaby", "llullaby", and "lulaby". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English lullen (“to lull”) + bye. First recorded circa 1560. Compare Old English bī, bī (“lullaby!”, interjection). The correct English form is lullaby, spelled L-U-L-L-A-B-Y.
Definition
- 1A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.
Etymology
From Middle English lullen (“to lull”) + bye. First recorded circa 1560. Compare Old English bī, bī (“lullaby!”, interjection).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- llulaby
- llullaby
- lulaby
- lulalby
- lullabby
- lullabyy
- lullayb
- lullbay
- ulllaby
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lullaby - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “lullaby”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-U-L-L-A-B-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.