streetlight

/ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/

//ˈstɹiːt.laɪt// noun

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"streetlight" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“streetlight” is uncommon English (frequency #63,281 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,281
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.

Corpus desk

Index EN-streetlight · streetlight · English

streetlight · rank #63,281 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,281
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stowell

Nearest frequency peer: Stowell (-1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “streetlight”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “streetlight” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for streetlight
PropertyValue
Headwordstreetlight
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#63,281
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “streetlight” in English

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).streetlightfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Stowell” (#63,280), “streetwise” (#63,282), “storekeeper” (#63,279). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “streetlight” is #63,281. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

streetlight is uncommon English at frequency #63,281 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for streetlight in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From street + light. The correct English form is streetlight, spelled S-T-R-E-E-T-L-I-G-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
  2. 2
    The light produced by these lights.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how streetlight appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. At night the streetlights of Paris are beautiful to see.
  2. Fool, I'm the kinda G the little homies wanna be like / On my knees in the night, sayin' prayers in the streetlight

Etymology

From street + light.

This word in other languages

farol(Español)réverbère(Français)Straßenbeleuchtung(Deutsch)

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 "streetlight"?
"streetlight" is spelled S-T-R-E-E-T-L-I-G-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/.
What does "streetlight" mean?
As a noun, "streetlight" means: Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
How do you pronounce "streetlight"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "streetlight" is /ˈstɹiːt.laɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "streetlight"?
From street + light. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

storekeeper#63,279telekinetic#63,302Ticonderoga#63,306uncollected#63,333

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list