raglan

adj

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"raglan" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“raglan” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,439
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam.

Corpus desk

Index EN-raglan · raglan · English

raglan · rank #48,439 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,439
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH quenching

Nearest frequency peer: quenching (-4 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “raglan”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “raglan” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

raglan vs Regan
50% similar
raglan vs Rogan
50% similar
raglan vs Reagan
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for raglan
PropertyValue
Headwordraglan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,439
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “raglan”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).raglanlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “quenching” (#48,435), “rapier” (#48,443), “ravage” (#48,444). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “raglan” is #48,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around raglan, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,439 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for raglan, with forms such as "arglan", "ragaln", and "ragglan". 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. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Regan", "Rogan", "Reagan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Named after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), a British commander in the Crimean War. The correct English form is raglan, spelled R-A-G-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam.

Etymology

Named after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), a British commander in the Crimean War.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arglan
  • ragaln
  • ragglan
  • raglann
  • ragllan
  • raglna
  • ralgan
  • rgalan
  • rraglan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of raglan - 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.

arglan2ragaln2ragglan1raglann1ragllan1raglna2ralgan2rgalan2
Edit distance from "raglan"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "raglan"?
"raglan" is spelled R-A-G-L-A-N.
What does "raglan" mean?
As an adjective, "raglan" means: Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam.
What words are commonly confused with "raglan"?
"raglan" is commonly confused with "Regan", "Rogan", "Reagan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "raglan"?
Named after Lord Raglan (1788–1855), a British commander in the Crimean War. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "raglan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rapier#48,443ravage#48,444phlegm#48,412Sinead#48,483

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Prosser9 variantsReese's9 variantsSiddiqui9 variantsonetime9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list