Lakshadweep
/ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/proper noun
Lakshadweep is spelled L-A-K-S-H-A-D-W-E-E-P: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, Lakshadweep means “An archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Lakshadweep?
| Letters | 11: L-A-K-S-H-A-D-W-E-E-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 Lakshadweep?
Lakshadweep appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 Lakshadweep?
- /ləkˈʃɑːdwiːp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-Lakshadweep.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Lakshadweep mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
An archipelago and union territory of India in the Arabian Sea. Capital: Kavaratti.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Lakshadweep come from?
From Sanskrit लक्षद्वीप (lakṣadvīpa, “hundred thousand islands”), from लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”) (compare lakh) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).