# necklace

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɛkləs/ · frequency rank #8,961

## Definitions
1. An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a pendant attached.
2. Anything resembling a necklace in shape.
3. A device used in necklacing (an informal execution); a rubber tyre that is filled with petrol. It is placed around the victim's chest and arms, and set on fire.

## Etymology
From neck + lace.

## Easily confused with
- **neckline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/necklace-vs-neckline)

## Common misspellings (12)
`encklace`, `nceklace`, `neccklace`, `neckalce`, `neckklace`, `necklacce`, `necklaec`, `necklcae`, `neckllace`, `neclkace`, `nekclace`, `nnecklace`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/necklace