lagan
/ˈlæɡən/noun
lagan is spelled L-A-G-A-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Lagan, the name). As a noun, lagan means “Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lagan?
| Letters | 5: L-A-G-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 lagan?
Lagan appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Lagan, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lagan?
- /ˈlæɡən/
Lagan 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).
What rhymes with lagan?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lagan.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lagna.
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 lagan
- lagen
- lagend
- lagon
- ligan
- ligen
- logan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lagan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lagan come from?
Per Littré, from Old French lagan, from Medieval Latin laga maris (“law of the sea”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”) and Latin maris (“of the sea”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).