lamassu
/ləˈmasuː/noun
lamassu is spelled L-A-M-A-S-S-U: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lamassu means “An Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having the head of a human, the body of an ox or lion, and the wings of a bird” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lamassu is lamassus.
How many letters and syllables are in lamassu?
| Letters | 7: L-A-M-A-S-S-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 lamassu?
Lamassu appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 lamassu?
- UK /ləˈmasuː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with lamassu?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lamassu from its last stressed vowel (/asu/, British pronunciation):
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 lamassu
- lamassus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lamassu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Assyrian protective deity, often depicted as having the head of a human, the body of an ox or lion, and the wings of a bird.
- 2
A representation – especially a statue – of a lamassu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lamassu in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Assyrian protective deity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lamassu |
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 lamassu come from?
Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀭𒆗 (lamassu).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).