The correct spelling is leprechaun.

Quick Scoop: How do you spell leprechaun?

If you’re typing fast around St. Patrick’s Day, this one can trip you up. The standard English spelling is:

  • Leprechaun

Common misspellings include: leprechun, lepricon, leprichaun, lepriconn and even leprachaun , but these aren’t accepted forms in modern English.

How it sounds

A simple way to hear the spelling in your head:

  • “LEP-ruh-kawn” – that first “lep” helps you remember the lep- at the start.
  • Phonetic-style: LEP-ruh-kawn (American and British guides use very similar pronunciations).

Tiny bit of background (fun fact)

The word leprechaun is used in English for a small fairy-like figure from Irish folklore, often guarding a hidden pot of gold. Modern Irish uses the spelling leipreachán for the same creature, and there are several older regional and historical variants.

Older texts show spellings like lubrican or forms based on Old Irish words meaning “little body” or “little man,” which is how we eventually got to the modern English leprechaun.

TL;DR

  • Correct spelling: leprechaun
  • Pronounced like: LEP-ruh-kawn

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