with leaden wings
"with-leaden-wings" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“with leaden wings” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very slowly in progress or the passage of time.
Corpus desk
Index EN-with-leaden-wings · with leaden wings · English
with leaden wings · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | with leaden wings |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “with leaden wings” in English
Rare enough to double-check
with leaden wings is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Very slowly in progress or the passage of time.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for with leaden wings, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Lead is a heavy metal, so a wing made of lead would cause slow flying. The correct English form is with leaden wings, spelled W-I-T-H- -L-E-A-D-E-N- -W-I-N-G-S.
Definition
- 1Very slowly in progress or the passage of time.
Etymology
Lead is a heavy metal, so a wing made of lead would cause slow flying.
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.