lagniappe
la·gniappe/lænˈjæp/noun
lagniappe is spelled L-A-G-N-I-A-P-P-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (la·gniappe). It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lagniappe means “An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lagniappe is lagniappes.
How many letters and syllables are in lagniappe?
| Letters | 9: L-A-G-N-I-A-P-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: la·gniappe |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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; 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 lagniappe?
Lagniappe appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 lagniappe?
- /lænˈjæp/
- /ˈlænjæp/
Lagniappe has 2 syllables, split la·gniappe in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lagniappe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lagniappe?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lagniappe.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: appealing.
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 lagniappe
- lagniappes plural
- lagnappe
- lanyap
- lanyappe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lagniappe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to customers when they purchase something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lagniappe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extra or unexpected gift or benefit:
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 lagniappe come from?
Borrowed from Louisiana French lagniappe, from Spanish la ñapa, a variant of yapa (“small gift or additional quantity given to a valued customer”), from Quechua yapa (“addition, increase, supplement; lagniappe”), yapay (“to add, to increase”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).