red-light district
"red-light-district" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“red-light district” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A part of an urban area where prostitution and sex-oriented businesses are concentrated.
Corpus desk
Index EN-red-light-district · red-light district · English
red-light district · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | red-light district |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “red-light district” in English
Rare enough to double-check
red-light district is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A part of an urban area where prostitution and sex-oriented businesses are concentrated.".
red-light district has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From red, light and district. Referring to the red lights that were used as signs for brothels. The correct English form is red-light district, spelled R-E-D---L-I-G-H-T- -D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T.
Definition
- 1A part of an urban area where prostitution and sex-oriented businesses are concentrated.
Etymology
From red, light and district. Referring to the red lights that were used as signs for brothels.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.