florin
/ˈflɔɹɪn/noun
florin is spelled F-L-O-R-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, florin means “Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of florin is florins.
How many letters and syllables are in florin?
| Letters | 6: F-L-O-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is florin?
Florin appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce florin?
- UK /ˈflɒɹɪn/
- US /ˈflɔɹɪn/
- /ˈflɑɹɪn/
Florin has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-florin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with florin?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as florin from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹɪn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of florin
- florins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does florin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy; model for the other currencies.
- 2
A guilder (pre-Euro currency unit of the Netherlands).
- 3
The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ.
- 4
A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence.
- 5
A pre-decimal Australian, and New Zealand, coin, worth 24 pence or a tenth of a pound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate florin?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of florin: fl..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Florin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of several gold coins once produced in Florence, Italy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | florin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does florin come from?
From Middle English florin, floren, from Old French florin, from Italian fiorino (“little flower”). Doublet of fiorino and forint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).