Lacanian
/ləˈkeɪ.ni.ən/adjective
Lacanian is spelled L-A-C-A-N-I-A-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Lacanian means “Of, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan (1901–1981)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Lacanian?
| Letters | 8: L-A-C-A-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Lacanian?
Lacanian appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 Lacanian?
- /ləˈkeɪ.ni.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Lacanian
- more Lacanian comparative
- most Lacanian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Lacanian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan (1901–1981).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lacanian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the views of Lacan:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lacanien |
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 Lacanian come from?
From Lacan + -ian, after Jacques Lacan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).