lynchpin
"lynchpin" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“lynchpin” is uncommon English (frequency #95,093 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,093
- frequency rank, English
- 2,297
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of linchpin.
Corpus desk
Index EN-lynchpin · lynchpin · English
lynchpin · rank #95,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,093
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,297
- PHOTO-FINISH Lothrop
Nearest frequency peer: Lothrop (-3 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 “lynchpin”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- longhand
longhand
4,913 corpus weight
- lorn
lorn
4,912 corpus weight
- Lothrop
Lothrop
4,911 corpus weight
- lynchpin
lynchpin
4,908 corpus weight
- Machynlleth
Machynlleth
4,904 corpus weight
- macky
macky
4,903 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “lynchpin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lynchpin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #95,093 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “lynchpin” in English
Rare enough to double-check
lynchpin is uncommon English at frequency #95,093 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of linchpin.".
lynchpin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 lynchpin, spelled L-Y-N-C-H-P-I-N.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of linchpin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how lynchpin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Every design that villainy could suggest was had recourse to in the hopes of nobbling Wild Dayrell; but never being left for an hour by either his trainer or jockey, he escaped the intended 'coopering', even when the lynchpins of the wheels of his van had been tampered with.
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 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).