street lamp
"street-lamp" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“street lamp” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of streetlight (“any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area”).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | street lamp |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “street lamp” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
street lamp is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of streetlight (“any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area”).".
Zero misspellings are on record for street lamp in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From street + lamp. The correct English form is street lamp, spelled S-T-R-E-E-T- -L-A-M-P.
Definition
- 1Synonym of streetlight (“any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area”).
Etymology
From street + lamp.
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.
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Using “street lamp”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-R-E-E-T- -L-A-M-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.