WLAN

/ˈdʌbəlju.læn/

//ˈdʌbəlju.læn// noun

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"wlan" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“WLAN” is uncommon English (frequency #72,901 among 1,759 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,901
frequency rank, English
1,759
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of wireless local area network.

Corpus desk

Index EN-wlan · WLAN · English

WLAN · rank #72,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,901
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,759
  • PHOTO-FINISH Willmott

Nearest frequency peer: Willmott (-2 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 “WLAN”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for WLAN
PropertyValue
HeadwordWLAN
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdʌbəlju.læn/
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “WLAN” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).WLANfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Willmott” (#72,899), “woodsman” (#72,903), “widowhood” (#72,898). Among 1,759 “W” headwords, “WLAN” is #72,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

WLAN is uncommon English at frequency #72,901 among 1,759 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʌbəlju.læn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Initialism of wireless local area network.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for WLAN in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is WLAN, spelled W-L-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Initialism of wireless local area network.

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 "WLAN"?
"WLAN" is spelled W-L-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdʌbəlju.læn/.
What does "WLAN" mean?
As a noun, "WLAN" means: Initialism of wireless local area network.
How do you pronounce "WLAN"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "WLAN" is /ˈdʌbəlju.læn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "WLAN" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

VESA#72,875vara#72,871aker#72,933AMZN#72,940

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list