NLRB
"nlrb" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“NLRB” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #42,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,793
- frequency rank, English
- 24,391
- “N” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Initialism of National Labor Relations Board.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | NLRB |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #42,793 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “NLRB” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around NLRB, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #42,793 among 24,391 “N” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Initialism of National Labor Relations Board.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for NLRB, with forms such as "lnrb", "nlbr", and "nllrb". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "nr", "nor", "NPR", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is NLRB, spelled N-L-R-B.
Definition
- 1Initialism of National Labor Relations Board.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- lnrb
- nlbr
- nllrb
- nlrbb
- nlrrb
- nnlrb
- nrlb
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of NLRB - 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 “NLRB”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is N-L-R-B - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “nr” - see the side-by-side comparison. NLRB vs nr
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.