Lysander
"lysander" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Lysander” is an uncommon English word, ranked #60,253 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #60,253
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Spartan admiral who died in 395 BC
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Lysander |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #60,253 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Lysander” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Lysander is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun. Corpus data places it at rank #60,253 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Lysander in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek Λῠ́σᾰνδρος (Lŭ́săndros). The correct English form is Lysander, spelled L-Y-S-A-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1A Spartan admiral who died in 395 BC
- 2A male given name.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λῠ́σᾰνδρος (Lŭ́săndros).
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 “Lysander”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-Y-S-A-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.