lacunar
la·cu·nar/ləˈk(j)u.nəɹ/noun, adjective
lacunar is spelled L-A-C-U-N-A-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables (la·cu·nar). It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lacunar means “A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lacunar is lacunars or lacunaria.
How many letters and syllables are in lacunar?
| Letters | 7: L-A-C-U-N-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: la·cu·nar |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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; 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 lacunar?
Lacunar appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 lacunar?
- UK /ləˈk(j)uː.nə/
- US /ləˈk(j)u.nəɹ/
- Australia /ləˈk(j)ʉː.nə/
Lacunar has 3 syllables, split la·cu·nar in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lacunar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lacunar?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lacunar from its last stressed vowel (/unəɹ/):
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 lacunar
- lacunars plural
- lacunaria plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lacunar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a lacuna.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lacunar come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin lacūnar. First attested in 1696.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).