lambic
lam·bic/ˈlæm.bɪk/noun
lambic is spelled L-A-M-B-I-C: 6 letters and 2 syllables (lam·bic). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lambic means “A midstrength, traditional Belgian and Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lambic is lambics.
How many letters and syllables are in lambic?
| Letters | 6: L-A-M-B-I-C |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lam·bic |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 lambic?
Lambic appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 lambic?
- US /ˈlæm.bɪk/
- /ˌlɑmˈbiːk/
Lambic has 2 syllables, split lam·bic in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lambic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lambic
- lambics plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lambic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A midstrength, traditional Belgian and Flemish sour beer of spontaneous fermentation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lambic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traditional Belgian beer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lambic |
| German | Lambic, Lambiek |
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 lambic come from?
Borrowed from French lambic, from Belgian Dutch lambiek, from French alambic, from Old French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembīcum, from Arabic الْإِنْبِيق (al-ʔinbīq), borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix). Doublet of alembic and ambix.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).